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11 May 2006, 7:13 am
Bush on Thursday insisted that "the privacy of ordinary Americans is fiercely protected" as the government conducts anti-terrorist surveillance in the US. [read post]
31 Jan 2007, 10:38 am
"Justice to Release Spy Program Details": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Wednesday he will turn over secret documents detailing the government's domestic spying program, ending a two-week standoff with the Senate Judiciary Committee over surveillance targeting terror suspects. [read post]
25 Nov 2008, 2:23 pm
"Court Backs Warrantless Searches Abroad": The New York Times today contains an article that begins, "The authorities may lawfully conduct searches and electronic surveillance against United States citizens in foreign countries without a warrant, a federal appeals court panel said on Monday, bolstering the government's power to investigate terrorism by ruling that a key constitutional protection afforded to Americans does not apply overseas. [read post]
18 Aug 2007, 4:45 pm
[JURIST] A judge on the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act [JURIST news archive] (FISA) court said in an order [PDF text] released Friday that the court would consider [ACLU press release] what she called an "unprecedented" ACLU motion [PDF text; JURIST report] to release to the public hitherto-classified rulings on the extent of the US government's wiretapping authority. [read post]
16 Feb 2007, 1:56 am
Haight ruled [opinion, PDF; ACLU-NY press release] Thursday that the New York Police Department (NYPD) [official website] must stop its practice of videotaping lawful public gatherings and preserving the videotapes and adhere to the so-called "Modified Handschu Guidelines" developed by prior court rulings, which govern police surveillance. [read post]
11 Feb 2006, 7:35 am
[JURIST] The criminal investigation into government leaks which led to the New York Times' disclosure [JURIST report] of the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance program [JURIST archive] is expanding, as federal agents have increased the number of interviews of law enforcement and national security officials. [read post]
1 Aug 2013, 2:02 pm
linkThe more i learn, the more incorrect, flawed, distorted, and unjust seems the method of making decisions, governing, and settling things by the process of "democracy!" [read post]
19 Jun 2007, 8:15 am
Its stability-obsessed government says the surveillance machinery, commonly known as the "Great Firewall", is necessary to let Internet users enjoy a "healthy" online environment and build a "harmonious" society.Read the article: Reuters [read post]
28 Jan 2010, 4:37 am
The government has accused [indictment, PDF] Headley of conducting surveillance for terrorist [read post]
4 Jun 2007, 8:33 am
Pangloss should not be so flippant or indeed, so late.The HL Constitutional Committee issued a Call for Evidence in late April on "the impact that government surveillance and data collection have upon the privacy of citizens and their relationship with the State. [read post]
15 Feb 2022, 5:07 pm
In past roles, he led a startup unmanned aircraft manufacturing company and consulted for various commercial and government clients. [read post]
5 Apr 2007, 1:39 am
"Mike" McConnell [official profile], who succeeded John Negroponte as US Director of National Intelligence in February, delivered a policy address [PDF text] to the 2007 Excellence in Government Conference [website] Wednesday criticizing federal surveillance laws as outdated and unresponsive to terrorist threats. [read post]
5 Jul 2014, 8:39 am
[JURIST] The German government summoned the US ambassador John B. [read post]
6 Feb 2015, 10:09 am
[JURIST] The UK Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) [official website] ruled [judgment, PDF] Friday that the UK's mass surveillance of citizens' Internet use violates humans rights law. [read post]
20 May 2010, 3:00 am
“The Law Society welcomed the new coalition government’s pledge to seek a better balance between state surveillance and privacy this week, while legal aid lawyers said they hoped Kenneth Clarke’s appointment as justice secretary will spell good news for access to justice. [read post]
24 Mar 2010, 2:03 pm
The rules, the company believes, are an effort by China to increase monitoring and surveillance of Web site content and could put individuals who register their sites with the firm at risk. [read post]
18 Jan 2014, 4:58 am
[JURIST] In a speech [transcript] Friday, US President Barack Obama [official website] announced detailed plans to change surveillance policy, curbing the abilities of intelligence agencies to collect and use American phone data. [read post]
17 Dec 2019, 12:43 pm
In response to the Justice Department inspector general report on the Russia investigation, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has issued an order requiring the government to provide a sworn written statement by Jan. 10, 2020 on what the Justice Department has done and plans to do to ensure that statements of fact in each FISA application filing to the court are complete and accurate. [read post]
22 Dec 2010, 8:22 am
Judge Vaughn Walker found in March that the National Security Agency (NSA) [official website] warrantless wiretapping program violated the rights of the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation [JURIST news archive] under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance... [read post]
6 Jul 2007, 4:05 am
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has rejected [PDF text] a lawsuit challenging the government's domestic surveillance program [JURIST news archive], ruling Friday that the lawsuit should be dismissed because the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the suit. [read post]
