Lawsuit Seeks Public Disclosure of Oversight Records Amidst New Questions About Accountability San Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit today against the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and a half-dozen other federal agencies involved in intelligence gathering, demanding the immediate release of reports about potential misconduct. EFF filed suit under the Freedom of…
Tag: Department of Homeland Security
Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears
Todd Lewan of the Associated Press has an article on the vulnerability of identity documents that have embedded RFID chips. […] Neville Pattinson, vice president for government affairs at Gemalto, Inc., a major supplier of microchipped cards, is no RFID basher. He’s a board member of the Smart Card Alliance, an RFID industry group, and…
New DHS requirements raise eyebrows
From FCW: Privacy advocates are puzzled and dismayed by the Homeland Security Department’s recent addition of new categories of personal information it plans to collect and store for all employees, contractors and volunteers who regularly access DHS facilities. The new categories of information include mother’s maiden name and financial history, according to a June 25…
Will courts rein in TSA?
Former Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr comments: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has become increasingly aggressive in expanding its responsibility from simply searching passengers to ensure no weapons or explosives are brought on board commercial aircraft. The agency, housed in the federal Department of Homeland Security, has moved in recent years to assume for itself…