The Obama administration plans to kill a controversial Bush administration spy satellite program at the Department of Homeland Security, according to officials familiar with the decision. The program came under fire from its inception two years ago. Democratic lawmakers said it would lead to domestic spying. The program would have provided federal, state and local…
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LifeLock Files Motion to Reconsider
LifeLock issued a press release in which it says that it has filed a motion to reconsider in California’s U.S. District Court in the case of Experian v. LifeLock. Last month, the court had granted Experian’s motion for partial summary judgment and had blocked LifeLock from placing fraud alerts for customers. The court held that…
Alan Ralsky back in court, pleads guilty
Notorious spammer Alan Ralsky was back in court to plead guilty to charges of fraud by manipulating Chinese stock prices by using spam emails. The Associated Press has the story. Update: The USDOJ press release can be found here (pdf).
Tom Davis’ mixed privacy record
If the past is any predictor of the future, President Obama’s likely nominee for czar is no friend of privacy, according to Ryan Singel of Threat Level. Singel reports that former Republican Congressman Tom Davis voted repeatedly to expand the government’s internet wiretapping powers and helped author the REAL ID law that has been rejected…