Swedes call on Human Rights Court to review snoop law: “ Angry boffins attempt to bork legislation A Swedish organisation headed by lawyers and university professors has lodged a complaint this week with the European…
Court cheers warrantless snooping of e-mail: “ Civil rights? We’re not familiar Your e-mail is at risk again thanks to a recent ruling that backs no-notice, warrantless digs through e-mail accounts held by service providers.……
Info commissioner says comms database is leap too far: “ Thomas demands proper debate Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said today that government plans for a communications database are a step too far and need proper…
Senate endorses retroactive FISA immunity for warrantless wiretapping: “ The Democratic-controlled Senate handed President Bush a major political victory on Wednesday by voting to derail lawsuits against telecommunications companies that unlawfully opened their networks to…
Bush Signs Spy Bill, ACLU Sues: “Marking a significant win over the Democrats, President Bush signed a bill into law Thursday that blesses his formerly secret, warrantless wiretapping powers and frees telecoms from privacy suits…
US tracking company runs into Phorm-like storm: “A US company offering traffic-tracking technology to ISPs who want to generate highly targeted advertising will face questions from the US Senate this week. Privacy advocates have said…
Senate Backs Wiretap Bill to Shield Phone Companies: “Barack Obama was among the 69 senators voting to broaden government spy powers and give immunity to phone companies that aided in secret wiretapping (Via NYT >…
Senate endorses retroactive FISA immunity for warrantless wiretapping: “ The Democratic-controlled Senate handed President Bush a major political victory on Wednesday by voting to derail lawsuits against telecommunications companies that unlawfully opened their networks to…
Privacy group protests about Street View, but Google says blurring protects privacy: “A privacy pressure group has told Google that its Street View photography service might break the law. But the company says that its…
Google’s spycar revs up UK privacy fears: “ Privacy campaigners launch Street View ambush Google’s Street View cars, which grab real photographs of streets and the people in them for the search giant’s Maps service,…