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Judge limits DOJ’s search of anti-Trump website data

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Zeljka Zorz

After the US Department of Justice demanded from DreamHost data that could identify visitors of anti-Trump website Disruptj20.org and the web host refused to comply with such an unreasonably broad request for data, the DOJ narrowed the scope of its demand by excluding unpublished media and HTTP access and error logs from it. On Thursday, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Robert Morin ruled that DreamHost must comply with the narrowed warrant, but has further … More → Continue reading Judge limits DOJ’s search of anti-Trump website data→

EFF Honors Chelsea Manning, an IFEX Leader, And TechDirt’s Editor

Posted on August 19, 2017 by EditorDavid

An anonymous reader quotes the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Whistleblower and activist Chelsea Manning, Techdirt editor and open internet advocate Mike Masnick, and IFEX executive director and global freedom of expression defender Annie Game are the… Continue reading EFF Honors Chelsea Manning, an IFEX Leader, And TechDirt’s Editor→

DOJ wants to know who visited anti-Trump website

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Zeljka Zorz

The US Department of Justice wants DreamHost to hand over IP addresses of some 1.3 million visitors to disruptj20.org, a website that helped organize political protests during President Trump’s inauguration. The company has decided to challenge the request in court. According to a blog post by the LA-based web hosting provider, the DOJ first requested information about the website and its owner, but is now asking DreamHost to provide a glut of data, including the … More → Continue reading DOJ wants to know who visited anti-Trump website→

Building America’s Trust Act would amp up privacy concerns at the border

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Cyrus Farivar

Civil libertarians tell Ars they’re worried about “mass surveillance expansion.” Continue reading Building America’s Trust Act would amp up privacy concerns at the border→

HP Patents ‘Reminder Messages’

Posted on August 1, 2017 by BeauHD

Daniel Nazer reports via the Electronic Frontier Foundation: On July 25, 2017, the Patent Office issued a patent to HP on reminder messages. Someone needs to remind the Patent Office to look at the real world before issuing patents. United States Paten… Continue reading HP Patents ‘Reminder Messages’→

American ISPS Are Now Fighting State Broadband Privacy Proposals

Posted on July 17, 2017 by EditorDavid

The EFF complains that “the very companies who spent millions of dollars lobbying in D.C. to repeal our federal broadband privacy rights are now fighting state attempts to protect consumers because they supposedly prefer a federal rule.” The EFF urges … Continue reading American ISPS Are Now Fighting State Broadband Privacy Proposals→

Telcos Singled Out for Prioritizing Government Requests for Data Over Privacy

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Michael Mimoso

The EFF’s annual Who Has Your Back report singles out giant telecommunications providers for their prioritization of government requests for data over privacy. Continue reading Telcos Singled Out for Prioritizing Government Requests for Data Over Privacy→

The EFF’s ‘Let’s Encrypt’ Plans Wildcard Certificates For Subdomains

Posted on July 8, 2017 by EditorDavid

Long-time Slashdot reader jawtheshark shares an announcement from the EFF’s free, automated, and open TLS certificate authority at LetsEncrypt.org:

Let’s Encrypt will begin issuing [free] wildcard certificates in January of 2018… A wildcard certific… Continue reading The EFF’s ‘Let’s Encrypt’ Plans Wildcard Certificates For Subdomains→

Encryption thwarting investigators as federal government taps increase

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Bill Camarda

Annual wiretap report lifts the lid on crime investigation, revealing that the cost is rising sharply – and partly funded by drugs busts Continue reading Encryption thwarting investigators as federal government taps increase→

Is it Time to Can the CAN-SPAM Act?

Posted on July 2, 2017 by BrianKrebs

Regulators at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are asking for public comment on the effectiveness of the CAN-SPAM Act, a 14-year-old federal law that seeks to crack down on unsolicited commercial email. Judging from an unscientific survey by this author, the FTC is bound to get an earful. Continue reading Is it Time to Can the CAN-SPAM Act?→