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Appeal in the works in Twitter/WikiLeaks case

donal brown January 23, 2012

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are set to file an appeal concerning the U.S. government’s attempts to obtain Twitter records in their investigation of WikiLeaks. The ACLU and EFF are seeking to prevent the government from sealing records of their efforts to obtain private information of Internet users without a warrant. -db From a press release by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, January 20, 2012. Full release  

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A&A: Can police videotape me in my home without consent?

FAC December 1, 2011

Q: Can the police videotape interactions with the public without the public’s consent? Not just in public, where there may be less of an expectation of privacy, but when they enter an apartment or home (permissive entry), and they do not ask permission to videotape but do so anyway with hidden video cameras? A: You pose an interesting question. A provision of California’s Penal Code imposes penalties for “intentionally and without the consent of all

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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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A&A: Can police use hidden cameras to videotape the public without consent?

FAC October 26, 2011

Q: Can the police legally use hidden cameras to videotape interactions with the public without the public’s consent? Not just in public–where there may be less of an expectation of privacy–but at an apartment or home entrance? A: You pose an interesting question. A provision of California’s Penal Code imposes penalties for “intentionally and without the consent of all parties to a confidential communication … eavesdrop[ping] upon or record[ing] the confidential communication [by means of

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EFF pushes for disclosure of makeup of Intelligence Oversight Board

donal brown September 29, 2011

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing the government for records of who is on the Intelligence Oversight Board, the civilian board responsible for reviewing misconduct reports for federal intelligence agencies. The suit  is part of EFF’s ongoing investigation of intelligence violations as Congress considers changes to current oversight laws. -db From a press release from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, September 27, 2011. Full story

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