Sens. Mark Udall (D-CO) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) demanded that President Barack Obama “end the bulk collection” of the public’s phone records.
Antidrug Campaign, Lacking Federal Funds, Turns to Social Media
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A multimedia campaign that was deemed effective in fighting drug and alcohol abuse among American teenagers is seeking a second act after the federal government ended its financing.
Here’s what can go wrong when the government builds a huge database about Americans
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The National Crime Information Center database, maintained by the FBI, provides law enforcement agencies across the country with information they need to do their job, including information about outstanding arrest warrants, gang memberships, firearms records, and much more. According to the AP, it serves 90,000 agencies and receives 9 million data points every day.
If PRISM Is Good Policy, Why Stop With Terrorism?
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If the justification for PRISM and associated programs is predicated on their potential effectiveness, why shouldn't such logic be applied elsewhere?
Concerns Arise on U.S. Effort to Allow Internet ‘Wiretaps’
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Surveillance can be a tricky affair in the Internet age.
CBO Scores Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act
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The Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 (S. 607) would amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-508) to make several changes to the current laws relating to the privacy of personal electronic communications.
Introducing: Project Open Data
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Technology evolves rapidly, and it can be challenging for policy and its implementation to evolve at the same pace. Last week, President Obama launched the Administration’s new Open Data Policy and Executive Order aimed at ensuring that data released by the government will be as accessible and useful as possible. To make sure this tech-focused policy can keep up with the speed of innovation, we created Project Open Data. Project Open Data is an online, public repository intended to foster collaboration and promote the continual improvement of the Open Data Policy.
Damage to press freedom likely outweighs national security gain
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When the Justice Department launched its investigation of alleged leaks of national security information by the Obama administration a year ago, we were skeptical. Our forebodings have been borne out with the revelation that federal prosecutors have undertaken a broad sweep of the Associated Press’s phone records.
Angst over Internet surveillance detected on Hill
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Federal law enforcers say they have their hands full with criminals who skirt legal surveillance by using hard-to-wiretap services like Google and Facebook. Now they’re about to inherit a new foe in the fight: Capitol Hill.
Boston rumors aside, cell service can be halted
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The government’s process for shutting down a wireless network is shrouded in both secrecy and controversy.