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Technology imperils whistleblowers

donal brown March 20, 2012

The Obama administration’s record number of prosecutions for leakers may not be attributed solely to their zeal for secret government but rather more to the ease with which the administration can catch leakers with better surveillance and the availability of electronic records. A journalist at the 14th annual National Freedom of Information Day conference said if he were a government employee with information on wrong doing, he would never use the telephone or e-mail to

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Iran intensifies attacks on Internet traffic

donal brown February 13, 2012

Using the Internet can be dangerous in Iran and recently the government has increasingly blocked and filtered traffic. The measure are thought to be part of a process of moving to a national Halal Internet excluding the world-wide net, blocking all foreign sites and restricting users to state-approved content. -db From a commentary for the Electronic Freedom Foundation, February 11, 2012, by Eva Galperin. Full story

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Government watchdog alleges FBI stonewalling on WikiLeaks surveillance

donal brown January 31, 2012

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has sued the Justice Department and the FBI claiming that they refuse to release information on the FBI’s surveillance of citizens who have shown support for or interest in WikiLeaks. EPIC made the Freedom of Information Act complaint in federal court. -db From the Courthouse News Service, January 31, 2012, by Iulia Filip. Full story  

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Four cases in 2011 give boost to transparency

donal brown January 3, 2012

There were four cases over the Freedom of Information Act that promoted transparency in 2011 according to the Electronic Freedom Foundation. The cases were Milner v. Department of Navy, FCC v. AT&T, Islamic Shura Council of S. Cal. v. FBI and National Day Laborer Organizing Network v. ICE. From a commentary for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, December 31, 2011, by Jennifer Lynch and Mark Rumold. Full story 

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Justice Department refuses request for legal opinion concerning FBI surveillance

donal brown November 15, 2011

The Justice Department has refused a request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation for an important legal opinon on the use of “exigent letters,” a method of requesting information that includes telephone company records. In refusing to disclose the legal opinion, the DOJ cited national security concerns. -db From Politico, November 11, 2011, by Josh Gerstein. Full story    

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