Law Enforcement articles

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  License plate readers and the rise of a surveillance industry

  By Amar Toor on September 29, 2012 03:07 pm + 13 comments

  There are many ways for law enforcement agents to track your behavior nowadays, but among the most Continue reading…

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  Jimmy Wales says Wikipedia would use encryption to skirt UK data collection bill

  By Jeff Blagdon on September 6, 2012 10:02 am + 25 comments

  While Conservative MP Theresa May’s draft Communications Data Bill would require ISPs in the UK to Continue reading…

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  License plate readers are the latest encroachment on your privacy

  By Jeff Blagdon on August 16, 2012 06:46 am + 50 comments

  Electronic license plate readers (LPRs) are changing the nature of legal surveillance. For law Continue reading…

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  Neustar calls BuzzFeed 'batshit crazy' for phone number surveillance report

  By Nilay Patel on July 20, 2012 11:56 am + 9 comments

  Last week BuzzFeed posted an intriguing look at a company called Neustar, which manages the central Continue reading…

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  Twitter appealing request for Occupy protester's data: 'it doesn't strike the right balance'

  By Adi Robertson on July 19, 2012 12:45 pm + 11 comments

  After being ordered to hand over information for Occupy Wall Street protester Malcolm Harris, Continue reading…

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  Carriers report massive spike in cellphone surveillance by US law enforcement

  By Joshua Kopstein on July 9, 2012 01:59 pm + 29 comments

  New reports from major cellphone carriers are confirming what many have long suspected: demands for Continue reading…

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  FBI worried about IPv6 public traceability, says legislation may be needed

  By Sam Byford on June 20, 2012 02:33 am + 25 comments

  The IPv6 protocol rolled out earlier this month to prevent the world running out of IP addresses, Continue reading…

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  ACLU wins right to record on-duty police in Illinois

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 10, 2012 01:19 am + 12 comments

  Do freedom of speech and freedom of the press imply a right to film police officers doing their Continue reading…

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  Requiring a warrant to use cell tower location data would 'cripple' criminal investigations, says the DOJ

  By Jamie Keene on May 9, 2012 07:56 am + 9 comments

  Requiring law enforcement officers to get a warrant to use the location data created in the everyday Continue reading…

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  FBI drafting proposal for more 'wiretap-friendly' web services, according to CNET

  By Adi Robertson on May 4, 2012 04:10 pm + 20 comments

  In many ways, growing technological capabilities have increased opportunities for surveillance, but Continue reading…