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Court Revives NSA Dragnet Surveillance Case

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

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The Apologies of Zuckerberg: A Retrospective

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Wall Street Journal - By Liz Gannes - Nov. 29 (News Analysis) - At this point, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s pattern on privacy is clear. Launch new stuff that pushes the boundaries of what people consider comfortable. Apologize and assure users that they control their information, but rarely pull back entirely, and

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The Supreme Court has a chance to keep Big Brother at bay

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

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Supreme Court ponders constitutionality of 24/7 GPS tracking

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Ars Technica - Nov. 08 (Opinion) - On Tuesday, the government told the Supreme Court the Fourth Amendment allowed it to conduct 24/7 tracking of anyone's car—even those of Supreme Court Justices—without a warrant.

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Special Investigation: Who’s Behind the “Information Attacks” on Climate Scientists?

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Think Progress - By Climate Guest Blogger - Nov. 01 (Opinion) - by Sue Sturgis, in an Institute for Southern Studies repost This week, in a courtroom in Prince William County, Virginia, a hearing will take place that could have implications for the privacy rights of scientists at colleges and universities across the country. It’s part of a lawsuit brought by the American Tradition Institute, a free-market [...]

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Why Parents Help Tweens Violate Facebook's 13+ Rule

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Danah Boyd - Nov. 01 (Opinion) - "At what age should I let my child join Facebook?" This is a question that countless parents have asked my collaborators and me. Often, it's followed by the following: "I know that 13 is the minimum age to join Facebook, but is it really so bad that my 12-year-old is on the site?" While parents are struggling to determine what social media sites are appropriate for their children, government tries to help parents by regulating what data internet companies can collect about children without parental permission. Yet, as has been the case for the last decade, this often backfires. Many general-purpose communication platforms and social media sites restrict access to only those 13+ in response to a law meant to empower parents: the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). This forces parents to make a difficult choice: help uphold the minimum age requirements and limit their children's access to services that let kids connect with family and friends OR help their children lie about their age to circumvent the age-based restrictions and eschew the protections that COPPA is meant to provide.

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FBI to launch nationwide facial recognition service

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

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Fear of Repression Spurs Scholars and Activists to Build Alternate Internets

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Chronicle of Higher Education - By Jeffrey R. Young - Sep. 18 (News) - one weekend each month, a small group of computer programmers gathers at a residence here to build a homemade Internet—named Project Byzantium—that could go online if parts of the current global Internet becomes blocked by a repressive government.

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Discharged for Being Gay, Veterans Seek to Re-enlist

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By James Dao - Sep. 04 (Investigative Report) - .By some estimates, hundreds of gay men and lesbians among the more than 13,000 who were discharged under the policy have contacted recruiters or advocacy groups saying they want to re-enlist after the policy is repealed on Sept. 20.

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Heather Brooke: Data Dealing Is A Bigger Scandal Than Phone Hacking

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

huffingtonpost.co.uk - By Dina Rickman - Aug. 17 (Interview) - When the woman who exposed the MPs expenses scandal says sheâ€™s uncovered the next big public outrage, itâ€™s impossible not to take notice. Heather Brooke explains to the Huffington Post UK why data dealing is even bigger than phone hacking and the reasons she lost faith in WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

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TSA Airport Scanners Wouldn’t Catch an Implant Bomber

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

ProPublica - By Michael Grabell - Jul. 06 (Special Report) - A number of news outlets are reporting today on the bizarre-sounding story of terrorist groups considering how to implant explosive devices into humans to blow up a passenger jet. A U.S. security official confirmed the story for ProPublica, and the Transportation Security Administration released a statement that it had recently briefed domestic and foreign airlines. The agency said that passengers flying to the United States may notice additional security measures, such as more interaction from TSA officers, pat-downs and the use of “enhanced tools and technologies.”

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U.S. lawmakers frustrated by lack of answers about Google Street View Wi-spying

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

iWatch News - Jul. 05 (News Report) - One year ago, following the German government’s demand for more information, Google representatives were forced to admit that the cars were gathering more than harmless pictures; they were systematically gathering data on anyone using a nearby, unsecured Wi-Fi network. If you were within range and surfing the Web without a password, Google took a little electronic snapshot of whatever you were doing.

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Facebook's Fake Friends Epidemic

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

PC World - By Dan Tynan - Jun. 30 (Investigative Report) - A few weeks ago I got a Facebook friend request from a cute young blonde thing named Marjorie. I did not know Marjorie from Adam, but she was certainly enthusiastic about friending me. She even initiated a chat session before I had a chance to respond. In fact, she continues to chat me periodically at random, even though we are not officially "friends." When I asked why, she says she just "wants 2 b yr frnd." There was something strangely familiar about Marjorie, and it took me a couple of days to figure it out. Her profile photo - the only one on her page - was of country star Taylor Swift. (On closer inspection, one can see the MTV Awards logo behind her. Duh.)

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Is Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg Tone Deaf About Privacy?

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Writing Corner - By Beth Wellington - Jun. 15 (Opinion) - Remember the uproar when Facebook made your list of friends, pages you are a fan of, gender, geographic region and networks publicly available to everyone? Now, the social networking behemoth has silently enabled facial recognition software without your permission under the rather benign tag "Suggest photos of me to friends." Even if you choose to disable the option, Facebook still will have the technical ability to connect your name with your image.

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Citi says hackers access bank card data

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Maria Aspan, Narayanan Somasundaram - Jun. 09 (News) - Citigroup Inc said computer hackers breached the bank's network and accessed the data of about 200,000 bank card holders in North America, the latest of a string of cyber attacks on high-profile companies.

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G-8 leaders to call for tighter internet regualtion

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Eric Pfanner - May. 24 (News Report) - leaders of the group of 8 industrialized countries are set to issue a provocative call for stronger internet regulation..championed by..president nicolas sarkozy of france, but opposed by some internet companies and free-speech groups

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Battle Brews Over FBI’s Warrantless GPS Tracking

Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Wired - By Kim Zetter - May. 09 (News) - The FBI's use of GPS vehicle tracking devices is becoming a contentious privacy issue in the courts, with the Obama administration seeking Supreme Court approval for its use of the devices without a warrant, and a federal civil rights lawsuit targeting the Justice Department for tracking the movements of an Arab-American student. In the midst of this legal controversy, Threat Level decided to take a look at the inside of one of the devices, with the help of the teardown artists at iFixit.

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IP-Address Is Not a Person, BitTorrent Case Judge Says

Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

torrentfreak.com - By Ernesto - May. 03 (News) - In the case VPR Internationale v. Does 1-1017, the judge denied the Canadian adult film company access to subpoena ISPs for the personal information connected to the IP-addresses of their subscribers. The reason? IP-addresses do not equal persons, and especially in ‘adult entertainment’ cases this could obstruct a ‘fair’ legal process.

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New FBI Documents Provide Details on Government’s Surveillance Spyware

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Electronic Frontier Foundation - By Jennifer Lynch - Apr. 30 (News Analysis) - The documents we received were sent to us in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request we filed back in 2007 after Wired reported on evidence that the FBI was able to use “secret spyware”

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Breitbarted Again? BigGovernment Uses Deceptively Edited Video To Smear University Professors

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Crooks and Liars - By Karoli - Apr. 29 (Investigative Report) - In yet another installment of the Breitbart sagas, a bit of controversy has erupted over the veracity of two videos posted on BigGovernment's site under the careful editorial eye of Dana Loesch, et al. They claim that two university professors are indoctrinating young, impressionable college students with commie union thug tactics. And of course, they have the video to prove it, or so they say.

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How the iPhone knows where you are | Phones | Macworld

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

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NY case underscores Wi-Fi privacy dangers - BusinessWeek

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - Apr. 25 (News) - NY case underscores Wi-Fi privacy dangers BusinessWeek It was a nightmare scenario: A homeowner forced to lie on the floor while gun-wielding federal law enforcement officers called him a pedophile and pornographer. But the Buffalo, NY, man was innocent. Someone else had tapped into his ... Wi-Fi Networks a Huge Privacy Risk Gather.com Wi-Fi, The New Danger Zone: How Secure Is Your Connection On The Go & At Home? allvoices NY case underscores Wi-Fi privacy dangers Forbes ABC News all 406 news ...

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Facebook looks to cash in on user data

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Jessica Guynn - Apr. 17 (News Report) - Profiles, status updates and messages all include a mother lode of voluntarily provided information. The social media site is using it to help advertisers find exactly who they want to reach. Privacy watchdogs are aghast.

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How Haystack Risked Exposing Iranian Dissidents

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Fast Company - By Neal Ungerleider - Mar. 12 (News) - In Sept. 2010, security experts discovered a problem: Iranian authorities, the very ones Haystack was supposed to circumvent and shield against, were exploiting massive holes in the encryption scheme to snoop on dissidents.

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Senators Push Facebook To Rethink Privacy Policy

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By The Huffington Post - Mar. 11 (Not sure) - Four Democratic senators have written Mark Zuckerberg a letter on Wednesday asking the Facebook head to reconsider plans that would allow third party applications to request access to users' phone numbers and addresses.

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