An FBI investigation manual updated last year, obtained by the ACLU, says it’s possible to warrantlessly obtain Americans’ e-mail ‘without running afoul’ of the Fourth Amendment. Read this article by Declan McCullagh on CNET News. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
Since the tragedy in Boston three weeks ago, there has been much talk in the media and political circles about technology that helped capture the suspects, the role of surveillance, and the critical issue of how privacy should be handled in the digital age. Yet the public facts known so far do not call for new governmental surveillance powers or tools. Instead, the investigation supports the conclusion that the government’s current actions did not cross the Fourth Amendment line, and complying would not harm future terrorism investigations. Original post on eff.org Comments on reddit.com
In light of the recent Boston bombing, NYPD Police Chief Ray Kelly is now restructuring some sort of nonexistent deal with New Yorkers, issuing a clawback on their civil liberties. According to Kelly, the Boston Marathon bombing means privacy has… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
The rhetoric in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings is starting to recall the heightened fear that took hold after the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. That’s especially true in New… Original post on theverge.com Comments on reddit.com
The privacy law governing how U.S. law enforcement can access email data after a certain time has been passed unanimously across both sides of the Senate. Original post on zdnet.com Comments on reddit.com
The chairman of a key Senate committee cited Original post on zdnet.com Comments on reddit.com
House and Senate are both working on bills to enhance online privacy. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
Internal government documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center have revealed that the US Department of Justice is secretly helping AT&T and other service providers evade… Original post on theverge.com Comments on reddit.com
The cofounder of the popular social news site Reddit has called on the leaders of Google, Facebook and Twitter to help defeat a controversial cybersecurity bill that would compromise the privacy of their users if passed by lawmakers. Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
Dan Gillmor: Cyber-security is a real problem, but Congress’ latest Cispa bill tries to solve it by attacking the freedom of the internet Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Calls for more privacy, civil liberties protections in reintriduced Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Original post on networkworld.com Comments on reddit.com
The ACLU has obtained internal IRS documents that say Americans enjoy ‘generally no privacy’ in their e-mail messages, Facebook chats, and other electronic communications. Read this article by Declan McCullagh on CNET News. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
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Most people have never heard of the Mozilla Foundation, so it may come as a surprise to hear it being lambasted as a major threat to the survival of Americ Original post on consumeraffairs.com Comments on reddit.com
Yet another White House petition has made it over the 100,000 signature mark, which is necessary to get a response. This one is asking the White House not to support CISPA, arguing that the terms are too broad, and the possibility of abuse is simply… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
If signed into law, cops would finally need a warrant to get location data. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
Last year thousands organized to stop CISPA, a cyber-security bill that would obliterate privacy protections and severely undermine Internet freedom. Now it’s been reintroduced. Click here to help defeat CISPA 2.0. Original post on progress.org Comments on reddit.com
Last year, thanks to a public outcry, the effort to pass overreaching cybersecurity legislation stalled in the Senate. Now supporters have reintroduced the House version of that legislation — the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Original post on savetheinternet.com Comments on reddit.com
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict’s decision to live in the Vatican after he resigns will provide him with security and privacy. It will also offer legal protection from any attempt to prosecute him Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Kim Dotcom knows how to stir up a storm on Twitter. On Saturday, he announced Bitcoin support for his cloud storage service and also sent out a slew of tweets suggesting Mega is going… Original post on thenextweb.com Comments on reddit.com
Last week, we told you that CISPA was coming back, and it’s now been confirmed that it is coming back tomorrow and it will be identical to the extremely flawed bill that passed the House last year. You can, of course, understand why the… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
The Conservative Canadian government is abandoning its much-criticized internet surveillance bill, which would have allowed the government to keep tabs on its citizens and was disguised under the cloak of fighting child pornographers. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
For the past few months, some of the world’s leading cryptographers have been keeping a closely guarded secret about a pioneering new invention. Today, they’ve decided it’s time to tell all. Back in October, the startup tech firm Silent Circle ruffled governments’ feathers with a “surveillance-proof” smartphone app to allow… Original post on slate.com Comments on reddit.com
I’m very happy to share that Mozilla has been named the Most Trusted Internet Company for Privacy in 2012, according to a study performed by… Original post on mozilla.org Comments on reddit.com
A new voluntary system aimed at rooting out online copyright piracy using a controversial ‘six strikes’ system is set to be implemented by US Internet providers soon, with the impact unclear. Original post on phys.org Comments on reddit.com
Transparency report shows officials bypassing judicial approval under controversial Electronic Communications Privacy Act Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Reason has a great (if disappointing) post noting the very different reactions from both the press and the public to silly and exaggerated stories about privacy issues around Facebook as compared to the Senate reapproving the FISA Amendments Act… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
This week, as Congressional incompetence threatens to plunge the US into another recession, it’s comforting to know that Democrats and Republicans can still agree on at least one thing: that the US… Original post on theverge.com Comments on reddit.com
I guess this is what happens when you take shortcuts to privacy. Original post on gawker.com Comments on reddit.com
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