Stephen Ohlemacher of the Associated Press reports: Senate votes to extend expiring surveillance provisions of USA Patriot Act for 1 yearThe Senate voted Wednesday to extend for a year key provisions of the nation’s counterterrorism surveillance law that are scheduled to expire at the end of the month. In agreeing to pass the bill, Senate…
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CA: Lawmakers Consider an Animal Abuse Registry
Jesse McKinley reports: California may soon place animal abusers on the same level as sex offenders by listing them in an online registry, complete with their home addresses and places of employment. The proposal, made in a bill introduced Friday by the State Senate’s majority leader, Dean Florez, would be the first of its kind…
Webcamgate: Lawyers seek restraining order against district
A lawsuit alleging that the Lower Merion School District in Pennsylvania remotely activated security software on laptops issued to students and spied on students in their homes is shaping up to be a significant case for those interested in surveillance issues, the Fourth Amendment, and/or student privacy. In the most recent developments, the FBI and…
Official: FBI probing Pa. school webcam spy case
MaryClaire Dale reports that the school spycam case has not been ratcheted up a notch: The FBI is investigating a Pennsylvania school district accused of secretly activating webcams inside students’ homes, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on Friday. The FBI will explore whether Lower Merion School District…