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Cameras being installed across north country

TruthNews.US - News - Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
mpcourier.com | In an effort to protect the northern border, federal authorities are installing cameras on utility poles to read license plates.

Slate.com: "Safe Data: Amending the Constitution to protect informational privacy"

FourthAmendment.com - News - Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47

Slate.com: Safe Data: Amending the Constitution to protect informational privacy by Adam Cohen:

When the National Security Agency spying scandal broke in 2005, it revealed that the government was engaged in a sweeping program of surveillance of its own citizens. As technology advances, the ability of the government to spy on ordinary Americans is growing rapidly. The government has sophisticated methods of intercepting phone calls and Internet traffic. And the FBI has just told Congress it wants to expand its ability to monitor Web-based communications, including Facebook and Twitter, in part by requiring these services to build special "back doors" for the government to use for monitoring. We are also being observed every day by spy cameras, throughout major cities and suburban shopping malls. The public has no way of knowing how much information the government is collecting and what it is being used for.

Edmonton teacher suspended for giving 0s

TruthNews.US - News - Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47
CBCNews.ca | Recent Edmonton school policy prohibits teachers from giving zeroes on uncompleted assignments. Deliberate dumbing down of Canada?

LATimes: "Who's got your back online?"

FourthAmendment.com - News - Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47

LATimes: Who's got your back online? by Michelle Maltais:

Twitter may be full of a bunch of followers, but the social networking site has proved itself a leader when it comes to protecting its users' privacy.

In an annual survey of who's got your back, the Electronic Frontier Foundation gave Twitter three and a half gold stars out of four. New to the list this year, Sonic.net was the only four-star company.

EFF examined the policies of 18 major Internet companies to assess whether they publicly commit to standing with users when the government seeks access to user data. The companies included email providers, ISPs, cloud-storage providers, and social networking sites.

Cell phone location data

FourthAmendment.com - News - Wed, 2024-11-27 04:47

Speaking of the "mosaic theory":

Most cell phone providers keep location data for a year. AT&T has it going back to 2008.
--Jim Harper, Director of Information Policy Studies, The Cato Institute (June 1, 2012)

As cells get smaller, the tracking data gets more accurate.
--Greg Najeim, Senior Counsel, Center for Democracy & Technology (June 1, 2012)

[I just added it up: There were 1572 posts to this website 6/1/11-5/31/12]

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