wiretapping

Telecom Customers May Sue Government over Wiretapping, Court Says

Stevie Converse — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:31:45 -0500

Full article: Los Angeles Times
Carol J. Williams
An appellate panel reinstates a lawsuit against the federal government over post-9/11 warrantless wiretapping and sends the case back to U.S. district court for trial.

Facebook Accused of Violating U.S. Wiretap Law

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:30:07 -0400

Full article: The Register
Dan Goodin
A Mississippi woman has accused Facebook of violating federal wiretap statutes by tracking her internet browsing history even when she wasn't logged onto the social networking site.

Police Try to Bring Wiretapping Charges Against Woman Who Filmed Them Beating a Man

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:03:17 -0400

Full article: TechDirt
Mike Masnick
Police and some courts have been abusing wiretapping laws to go after people who film the police in public. Thankfully, it appears that more and more courts have been smacking down such lawsuits, and those who are bringing them are regularly being scolded. Not everyone has received the message, however.

Is Sniffing Unsecured Wi-Fi Spying?

Stevie Converse — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:15:10 -0400

Full article: Broadband Reports
Karl Bode
While Google has faced penalties in a number of countries for its Google Street View data collection practices, U.S. regulators largely dismissed them -- after Google fessed up and changed a number of their Street View data collection policies. Years later the Judge overseeing a collective lawsuit against Google is trying to determine what kind of damages Google is liable for, and if Google's nabbing of completely unsecured data violated the Wiretap Act.

Web Wiretaps Raise Security, Privacy Concerns

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:45:25 -0500

Full article: NPR
Martin Kaste
In the old days, wiretapping was easy: Law enforcement officials just tapped a wire. Even with cell phones, police merely had to take a warrant to the phone company and tell it to tap the number. But now, in this age of Skype and instant messaging, things are a lot trickier, and law enforcement says it needs help.

FBI to Announce New Net-Wiretapping Push

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:19:45 -0500

Full article: CNet
Declan McCullagh
The FBI is expected to reveal that because of the rise of Web-based e-mail and social networks, it's "increasingly unable" to conduct certain types of surveillance that would be possible on cellular and traditional telephones.

FBI Seeks Wider Wiretap Law for Web

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:15:40 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Charlie Savage
Robert S. Mueller III, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, wants to expand a 1994 law, the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, to impose regulations on Internet companies. Mr. Mueller wants to expand a 1994 law, the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, to impose regulations on Internet companies.

Major Technical Difficulties

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:53:06 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Behind closed doors in Washington, American officials are shaping an overhaul of the 1994 federal statute that requires phone and broadband carriers to ensure their networks can be wiretapped. This would greatly expand the already expansive power of the government to spy on Americans. Congress should be especially cautious about the scope of the revision.

Do the Feds Need the Power to Wiretap the Internet?

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:35:51 -0400

Full article: The Atlantic
John Hudson
In a move that's frightening privacy advocates, federal officials want to expand their authority to wiretap e-mails, Facebook accounts and other Internet services. Authorities argue that criminals are increasingly communicating online and merely monitoring their phone activity isn't sufficient. Is this a reasonable request or dangerous expansion of power?

What a Wiretappable Internet Could Mean for Facebook, Apple, Google, and You

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:57:57 -0400

Full article: Fast Company
Kit Eaton
Widespread phone-based wiretapping has become the norm in the U.S., sneaked by legislators by information-hungry agencies using national security as a shield against civil liberty infringements. Now there's news the government wants to expand tapping powers to the Net too.