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NSA Phone Record Collection Violates Patriot Act, Court Rules
A US Federal Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that the National Security Agency’s collection of American’s phone records is in violation of the Patriot Act. It is the first appellate court ruling on NSA data collection, and contradicts government assertions that the program is legal. Continue reading
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AT&T Sues FCC Over Net Neutrality Order
AT&T has filed a lawsuit this week against the Federal Communications Commission, standing out as one of the only ISPs to pursue legal action against the FCC’s net neutrality order. Continue reading
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Obama Signs Executive Order to Enable Sanctions on Cyberattackers
The Secretary of the Treasury, Attorney General and the Secretary of State now have the ability to sanction cyberattackers that threaten national security, foreign policy, or economic health and stability of the United States. On Wednesday President Obama signed an executive order that gives the American government another tool to… Continue reading
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Telstra Customers Can Access Metadata for the Same Fee as Law Enforcement
Telstra will let customers pay to access their own metadata as part of its ongoing efforts to improve transparency about what information is tracked and provided to law enforcement agencies without warrants. Australia’s largest telecom, the company revealed the new policy in a blog post by Chief Risk Officer Kate Hughes. Continue reading
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Tech Companies Rally for Reform to Section 215 of USA Patriot Act
IT industry lobby group Reform Government Surveillance sent a letter to legislators this week, to urge legal limitations to electronic surveillance and metadata collection. The letter is undersigned by group member companies including Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook, as well as a range of privacy and rights advocates. Continue reading