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Press release: “The 2006 Identity Fraud Survey Report – released by the Council of Better Business Bureaus and Javelin Strategy & Research – provides new facts on how identity fraud occurs, counterintuitive insights that challenge conventionally accepted beliefs about these crimes, and steps consumers can take to further protect themselves against this problem…people are not …
Of Wiretaps, Google Searches and Handguns – Who’s Counting: Ineffective Government Screenings Not Worth Loss of Privacy, by John Allen. Postings on domestic surveillance
AP reports today the Senate Judicary Committe Chairman Arlen Specter “said he believes the administration violated a 1978 law specifically calling for a secretive court to consider and approve such monitoring.” Additional resources: Time, Sunday, Feb. 05, 2006 – Wartime Power Play, by Massimo Calabresi: “As Capitol Hill prepares to battle the White House over …
‘State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration,’ by James Risen – Spies and Spymasters, Review by Walter Isaacson.
Declan McCullagh and Elinor Mills: “To find out what kind of information the four major search companies retain about their users, CNET News.com surveyed America Online, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo. We asked the same seven questions of each company. Their answers are reproduced… with the responses sorted by the companies’ names in alphabetical order.” Postings …
FAQ: When Google is not your friend, by Declan McCullagh: “Google’s recent legal spat with the U.S. Department of Justice highlights not only what information search engines record about us but also the shortcomings in a federal law that’s supposed to protect online privacy.” Related references: New York Times – Increasingly, Internet’s Data Trail Leads …
Follow-up to February 1, 200 posting, Sale of Cell Phone Records Subject of House Hearing and State AG Action, the following related news: “House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today demanded answers from operators of Internet sites like “phonebust.com” and “datafind.org” that offer criminals, stalkers and any other paying customer the detailed records of a …
Press release: “The Committee Democrats first asked Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for correspondence, memoranda and legal opinions on January 27 in a letter. Senators sought the information in anticipation of the Feb. 6 hearing the committee is holding on the controversial surveillance program. So far, the Department has not responded. The text of the letter …
Senate Intelligence Committee hearing: Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United States, Thursday, February 2, 2006. Partial transcript which includes statements by Sen. Russ Feingold. Witnesses are listed as followed (please note only Negroponte statement is currently available): Ambassador John Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence; General Michael V. Hayden (USAF), Principal Deputy, Director …
Phone Records For Sale: Why Aren’t Phone Records Safe From Pretexting?, Full Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 1, 2006. Statement of Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee FCC Chairman Martin’s Statement (10 pages, PDF), is available on his agency website. Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On …
Five Ways To Keep Your Google Searches Private: “Word that the government has been seeking search data from Google has struck fear into the hearts of Internet Explorer and Firefox users. Here are five simple steps to keep outsiders from uncovering private information about your Web browsing habits.” See also this posting by Bob Ambrogi …
Press release: “CDT joined with a coalition of industry and public interest groups this week to urge the Federal Communications Commission to delay its controversial Internet wiretapping rules. In comments filed with the FCC [6 pages, PDF, filed January 30, 2006], the groups requested that the commission push back the effective date of the rule …
