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Congressional inquiry reveals secret Customs and Border Protection database of U.S. phone records

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Tonya Riley

CBP is conducting warrantless phone searches of up to 10,000 Americans annually and storing details in a government database.

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Tom Eston

In episode 121 for May 18th 2020: A new Thunderbolt flaw could let hackers steal your data in under five minutes, new vulnerabilities in a popular WordPress plugin, and details on why the US Senate just rejected a plan to require a warrant to obtain Am… Continue reading Thunderbolt Flaws, WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities, Patriot Act Vote→

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

Investigators are using geofence warrants to get anybody and everybody who’s near a crime at a given time. Continue reading Police get “unprecedented” data haul from Google with geofence warrants→

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

This is a “game changer” when it comes to genetic privacy rights, experts say. Continue reading Warrant let police search online DNA database→

Posted on March 21, 2018 by John E Dunn

Police intend to use location data from Google to work out which devices were being used near the scene of crimes. Continue reading Police ask Google for location data to narrow suspect lists→

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Lisa Vaas

Tech giants are worried about this case and what it will mean: will data stored on servers abroad become vulnerable to government grabs? Continue reading Microsoft still refusing to hand over private email data stored in Ireland→

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

Texas police are looking for any data stored by gunman Devin Patrick Kelley, who was found with an iPhone after he killed himself. Continue reading Apple served with warrant for Texas mass killer’s iCloud data→

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

FBI’s Playpen operation is an investigation into child abuse imagery being shared via Tor. So, why such a lenient sentence? Continue reading 6 months for abuser caught in FBI’s Playpen snare→

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Lisa Vaas

Google says it will always ‘push back’ when asked for ‘excessively broad requests for data’ Continue reading Sweeping dragnet search warrant given the go-ahead by judge→

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Joseph Cox for Motherboard

With upcoming changes to Rule 41, experts think this is only the beginning of worldwide hacking by law enforcement agencies. Continue reading The FBI Hacked Over 8,000 Computers In 120 Countries Based on One Warrant→