Google and Microsoft sued the government in June, claiming they have a free speech right to disclose the number of surveillance requests they receive. The government has filed six extensions but… Read more »
The AP has done an extensive report on the logistics of wiretapping, and how much it costs to track your data varies greatly on where the government is looking. Read more »
In a new court filing, the Obama Administration says the secret FISA court has no obligation to publish its decisions — not even those that explain why new forms of spying… Read more »
The ACLU has filed a complaint calling for an investigation into carriers’ unwillingness (or inability) to issue regular updates for Android devices. But while fragmentation is clearly a problem for the… Read more »
Carriers and handset makers have long made Android updates a patchwork process, leading to long delays in new getting new OS updates. The ACLU claims that practice poses big cybersecurity risks. Read more »
Amid parent concern over new efforts to harness student data, an education technologist talks about how public discussion over health data could positively influence current debates over the use of student… Read more »
Another day, another call for a Facebook privacy investigation. Members of Congress and civil liberties groups are making separate requests… Read more »
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) really wants to put the mistakes it made with Google Buzz behind it, but that’s turning out to be hard to do. The FTC ha… Read more »
Facebook, which has tangled with privacy advocates, has hired as its director of public policy a privacy specialist from the American Civil… Read more »