Apple’s “warrant canary” disappears, suggesting new Patriot Act demands
Apple included language in its first Transparency Report to say that it had not been subject to a Section 215 Patriot Act request. That language is now gone.
You can use your phone to film the police, even if they tell you not to
Police in Ferguson reportedly told protesters to turn off their cameras. The law is clear they have no right to do so.
FCC wants to protect citizens from Stingray-style cell phone trackers
Stingrays are a secret but popular technology that police forces — and possibly gangs and foreign governments — are using to track cell phone locations and conversations.
How feds use one “seed” and 3 “hops” to spy on nearly everyone
The government’s claim that it “minimizes” spies’ access to a giant phone database is laughable in light of an important new court ruling that cites Domino’s Pizza and the Beatles to make the point.
House passes CISPA in surprise vote
The U.S. House of Representatives surprised the tech industry Thursday by voting on, and passing, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) after having originally scheduled a vote for Friday. The bill was amended several times prior to the final vote.