Justice Department Secretly Subpoenas AP Phone Records
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NIST Issues Major Revision of Core Computer Security Guide: SP 800-53
Thursday, May 9th, 2013The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced a revision of the federal government’s computer security guide, “Security and Privacy Controls for Federal information Systems and Organizations (SP 800-53)” (pdf). The update includes “eight new families of privacy controls that are based on the internationally accepted Fair Information Practice Principles,” ...
Fordham and Wilson Report: Privacy and Missing Persons after Natural Disasters
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013The Fordham Center on Law and Information Policy (CLIP) at Fordham Law School and the Commons Lab of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars has issued a report, “Privacy and Missing Persons after Natural Disasters,” prepared as part of a joint project. Here’s the abstract: When a natural disaster occurs, ...
Postmedia (Canada): Government data breached thousands of times in last decade, documents say
Monday, April 29th, 2013Postmedia reports that the Canadian government has had privacy and security breaches of its data thousands of times in the past 10 years: OTTAWA — The federal government has seen more than 3,000 data and privacy breaches over the past 10 years, breaches that have affected more than 725,350 Canadians, ...
House Passes CISPA, the Privacy Eroding Cybersecurity Bill
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Despite Amendments, CISPA Remains Fatally Flawed
Thursday, April 11th, 2013Cybersecurity Legislation Still Allows Companies to Share People's Personal Information with National Security Agency April 11, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666;
Bloomberg News: Google Fights U.S. National Security Probe Data Demand
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013Bloomberg News reports on Internet services giant Google’s fight against the use of national security letters by federal law enforcement officials. (Read Google’s policy on NSLs.) Bloomberg reports: Google Inc (GOOG)., operator of the world’s largest search engine, is challenging a demand by the U.S. government for private user information ...
CNet: Apple’s iMessage encryption trips up feds’ surveillance
Monday, April 8th, 2013CNet reports on strong security that protects the privacy of users of Apple iOS’s iMessage system for texts: Encryption used in Apple’s iMessage chat service has stymied attempts by federal drug enforcement agents to eavesdrop on suspects’ conversations, an internal government document reveals. An internal Drug Enforcement Administration document seen ...
Virginia Set to Become First State to Pass Statewide Limitation on Drone Use
Monday, April 1st, 2013Governor Proposes Limited Amendments to Two-Year Moratorium on Drones March 26, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666;
ACLU Delivers Petition to Governor Urging Him to Sign Two-Year Moratorium on Drones
Monday, April 1st, 2013March 22, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666;
ACLU Urges Governor to Sign Two-Year Moratorium on Drones
Monday, April 1st, 2013March 19, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666;
Senate and House Bills Would Require Police to Obtain Warrant for Location Tracking
Thursday, March 21st, 2013FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666;