The Director of National Intelligence Jack McConnell and Attorney General Michael Mukasey sent a letter Monday on behalf of the Bush Administration to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid threatening to veto surveillance legislation … Continue reading “Bush Threatens to Veto Surveillance Legislation if Amendment Included”
Category: Privacy
Privacy Advocates File Suit Over Cell Phone Tracking
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union have filed a lawsuit againt the Department of Justice over mobile phone records. The groups want to know if the … Continue reading “Privacy Advocates File Suit Over Cell Phone Tracking”
House Passes New Surveillance Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a bill which will overhaul US wiretapping and surveillance laws. Most notably, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2008 contains two key provisions. One would … Continue reading “House Passes New Surveillance Bill”
Lawsuits filed Against Identity Theft Company
Customers of LifeLock, an identity theft prevention and protection company, have filed lawsuits alleging failure of the company’s promised services and protection. LifeLock charges customers ten dollars per month to help them fight … Continue reading “Lawsuits filed Against Identity Theft Company”
MySpace Victorious in Anti-Spam Lawsuit
US District Judge Audrey Collins awarded the online social networking site, MySpace, a judgment of approximately $230 million on Monday against Sanford Wallace and Walter Rines for violating state anti-phishing and … Continue reading “MySpace Victorious in Anti-Spam Lawsuit”
Facebook’s Agreement to Protect Minors from Online Predators
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Thursday that the social networking site Facebook will implement new restrictions to prohibit misuse of the site by child predators. Negotiations for the agreement between … Continue reading “Facebook’s Agreement to Protect Minors from Online Predators”
House Passes Bill With Greater Surveillance Restrictions
The US House of Representatives today approved legislation which requires more judicial supervision over electronic surveillance. The bill does not include telecom immunity which had been demanded by President Bush. … Continue reading “House Passes Bill With Greater Surveillance Restrictions”
House Proposes Surveillance Legislation as Compromise
The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday issued a proposal statement in an effort to compromise differences between the House, Senate and Bush Administration regarding the inclusion of legal immunity for telecommunication … Continue reading “House Proposes Surveillance Legislation as Compromise”
FBI Acknowledges Privacy Abuses
The Federal Bureau of Investigations today confirmed that it improperly accessed the private information of Americans while attempting to investigate and track terrorist and spies. The FBI said telephone records, … Continue reading “FBI Acknowledges Privacy Abuses”
Senate Passes Surveillance Bill
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to pass the FISA Amendments Act, a bill that would offer legal immunity to telecommunication companies that participated in the government warrantless eavesdropping program after 9/11. The vote … Continue reading “Senate Passes Surveillance Bill”
