Troll, Reveal Thyself!
By Peter Van Valkenburgh A Bill's been floated in the Illinois State Senate that seeks to put an end to anonymous commenting on websites and blogs. The full text is…
BORDERING ON UNCONSTITUTIONAL: DHS IMPACT REPORT ON CIVIL LIBERTIES/CIVIL RIGHTS AT ODDS WITH THE FOURTH AMENDMENT
By: Amanda Levendowski In January, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quietly published its long-awaited “Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Impact Assessment” of border searches of electronic devices. The actual impact may be…
The Dismantling of the FISA “Walls” in the Post-9/11 Era
By: Bio Kim Following 9/11 the U.S. government went through extensive reforms to improve the communication and coordination between intelligence officials and law enforcement authorities. The recent Boston Marathon…
CISPA
By: Caitlyn Hall Although Congress is currently contemplating revising the twenty-seven year-old Electronic Communications Privacy Act in response to privacy concerns, it is also considering other legislation that could pose…
People v. Diaz
By: David Gold Should police officers be required to obtain a warrant before searching an arrestee’s cell phone? Under the California Supreme Court’s 2011 opinion in People v. Diaz, the…
EFF’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
By: Josh Baker Article: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/04/secret-surveillance-court/ Government's brief: http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2013/04/fisacourt.pdf The Electric Frontier Foundation (EFF), a digital rights group in San Francisco, brought suit in the District Court for the District of…
White House Threatens Veto of Cybersecurity Bill Due to Privacy Concerns
By: Ashley Belton National security often comes at odds with privacy interests, as evidenced by the White House’s reaction to the latest cybersecurity bill currently being considered by the…
While the Ninth Circuit Decided Cotterman, The Department of Homeland Security Made Their Own Decision on Electronic Searches at the Border
By: Michal Flombaum In 2009, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would assess the Civil Liberties Impact of suspicionless searches of computers and other electronic devices at the…
CISPA Makes a Brief Return
By: Tom Gottheil Last week, in a closed-door meeting, the House Intelligence Panel voted 18-2 to approve the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a controversial proposal to encourage…
FISA Ruling
By: Jenn Ebling Article link: http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/02/26/fisa_supreme_court_says_americans_don_t_have_standing_to_challenge_surveillance.html The article references a Supreme Court opinion, which can be accessed here: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/11-1025_ihdj.pdf On February 26, 2013, the Supreme Court ruled in…