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DHS protocol governs shutting down wireless networks to prevent bomb detonation CJ Ciaramella The Washington Free Beacon 11/13/2013 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must disclose its plans for a so-called Internet “kill switch,” a federal court ruled on Tuesday. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia rejected the agency’s arguments that […] November 13th, 2013 | Tags: "kill switch", Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), FOIA, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia | Category: technology | Comments are closed
Court Upholds Google-NSA Relationship Secrecy Russia Today 12 May 2012 A federal appeals court has refused to force the US National Security Agency to explain any involvement it has had with Web giant Google, citing that a revelation could threaten the entire United States government. Friday’s decision out of US Circuit Court of Appeals for […] May 13th, 2012 | Tags: conservatives, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), FOIA, Glomar response, Gmail, Google, Judge Janice Rogers Brown, Judge Richard Leon, Mike McConnell, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia | Category: Bloggers, Censorship, Internet, National Security, Right to Privacy, technology, US Constitution | Comments are closed
Shaun Waterman The Washington Times 2/7/2012 …It’s a drone, and it’s watching you. That’s what privacy advocates fear from a bill Congress passed this week to make it easier for the government to fly unmanned spy planes in U.S. airspace. The FAA Reauthorization Act, which President Obama is expected to sign, also orders the Federal […] February 8th, 2012 | Tags: Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), FAA Reauthorization Act, government surveillance, spy drones | Category: 4th Amendment, Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, Congress, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Aviation Administration, law enforcement, Right to Privacy | Comments are closed
DHS makes a mockery of Freedom of Information Act Steve Watson Prisonplanet.com 8/18/2011 In response to a Freedom of Information Act Lawsuit, the Department of Homeland security, headed by ‘Big Sis’ Janet Napolitano, has released just a handful of pages of documents pertaining to the use of mobile naked body scanners, half of which are […] August 18th, 2011 | Tags: 'Z Backscatter Vans', Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), FOIA, Janet Napolitano, mobile naked body scanners, radiation, Science and Technology Directorate | Category: Barack Obama, Department of Homeland Security, technology, terrorism, US Constitution | Comments are closed
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