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Government steps up electronic surveillance

April 11, 2005 Justice Department says a secretive court is authorizing more terrorism-related surveillance than ever before. TAGS: surveillance, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, terrorism, court

Robot spy planes get government boost

July 18, 2006 British government will help pilotless aircraft take to the skies for police and fire surveillance. TAGS: aircraft, surveillance, police, robot, government, U.K., project

Keeping watch on NSA surveillance

February 9, 2006 Disclosures about the NSA's terrorist surveillance have fired up debate about the constitutionality of the program. TAGS: NSA, surveillance, attorney general

E-tracking through your cell phone

February 13, 2006 Against a law, prosecutors aim to track suspects' locations through cell phones, CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says. TAGS: surveillance, Judge, prosecutor, cell phone, location, law

Police blotter: FBI's 'misleading' wiretap suppressed

March 7, 2007 Appeals court upholds ruling against FBI's mobile phone wiretap of an alleged drug dealer because it was based on a deceptive affidavit. TAGS: affidavit, surveillance, wiretap, informant, Police Blotter, dealer, agent, mobile phone, Mr.

Appeals court may let NSA lawsuits proceed

August 15, 2007 Panel peppers government attorneys with sharp questions and suggests that two cases alleging illegal surveillance may be allowed to continue. TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., surveillance, attorney, Bush Administration, lawsuit, secret, Judge, San Francisco, government, document

Music industry tailed Sharman boss

May 31, 2005 Australian music industry's antipiracy unit says it conducted "personal surveillance" of Nikki Hemming to determine who controls Kazaa. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., surveillance, Kazaa, Altnet, music industry, P2P, premise, antipiracy, court, Sydney, boss, CEO

How do you really feel about e-snooping?

March 22, 2006 A study suggests that the American public is of two minds when it comes to privacy, attorney Eric J. Sinrod finds. TAGS: surveillance, monitoring, government, monitor, camera

Court to FBI: No spying on in-car computers

November 19, 2003 The FBI and other police agencies may not eavesdrop on conversations inside automobiles equipped with OnStar or similar dashboard computing systems, a court rules. TAGS: David Sobel, OnStar, surveillance, court, interference, passenger, conversation, dashboard, car, Judge, agency, radio

House votes to expand electronic spying powers

September 29, 2006 Republican leaders attack Democrats who voted against the measure, accusing them of supporting privacy rights for terrorists. TAGS: surveillance, Republican, bill, Democrat, aide, vote, terrorist attack, president, power, attorney general, attack, law, leader, U.S.

Bush stumps for Patriot Act extension

April 21, 2004 The president's road trip marks an escalation in the political wrangling over how to balance security and privacy while fending off terrorist threats. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, surveillance, police, portion, section, security, president

Year in review: Privacy and surveillance

December 21, 2006 In 2006, some politicians wanted to push for more privacy and others wanted more surveillance. Neither side won. TAGS: surveillance, NSA, passport, politician, Alberto Gonzales, RFID tag, RFID, pretexting, privacy, legislation, attorney general, Bush Administration, Republican, president, security

Slouching toward Big Brother

January 30, 2004 Counterpane CTO Bruce Schneier warns that the mix of advanced database data collection and new federal surveillance powers is fast corroding privacy. TAGS: terrorism, surveillance, Sept. 11, security, power, U.S.

Police blotter: Cell phone tracking rejected

March 3, 2006 Two federal judges join a growing number of courts that are rejecting police demands to be able to track Americans without first getting a warrant. TAGS: Police Blotter, Judge, surveillance, request, Maryland, evidence, federal judge, cell phone, court, location, call, New York

Some companies helped the NSA, but which?

February 6, 2006 Survey into domestic surveillance scheme finds no companies willing to say they participated. TAGS: NSA, cooperation, surveillance, survey, Internet company, margin, Time Warner Inc., law, agency, telecommunications, president

Grading Bush on tech

September 13, 2004 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh gives the president an "incomplete" and says Kerry's stances on everything from VoIP wiretaps to file swapping differ very little. TAGS: Michael Powell, John Kerry, surveillance, administration, USA PATRIOT Act, commitment, VoIP, president, chairman, broadband, support, IP

FBI targets Net phoning

July 29, 2003 Internet phone calls are becoming a national security threat that must be countered with new wiretap rules, according to an FBI proposal presented to regulators this month. TAGS: CALEA, surveillance, Stewart Baker, hub, proposal, cable modem, DSL, VoIP company, Vonage Holdings Corp., IP telephony, call, VoIP, Internet phone, rule, broadband, modem

Bush seeks spending increases in research, surveillance

February 5, 2007 Proposed $2.9 trillion budget includes millions for science and tech studies, traveler screening programs--and a few cutbacks. TAGS: budget, increase, surveillance, boost, homeland security, research, agency, president

House panel endorses controversial spy bill

September 21, 2006 Republicans push through legislation to rewrite wiretapping law, get blasted by civil-liberties groups and Democrats. TAGS: Ed Black, surveillance, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Democrat, Republican, legislation, terrorism, Rep., bill, president, power

Attorney general: Bush blocked review of spy program

July 18, 2006 Alberto Gonzales also presses for controversial law that would permit secret court to review NSA spy program. TAGS: Alberto Gonzales, NSA, attorney general, Democrat, surveillance, Patrick Leahy, president, court, lawyer, authority, Bush Administration, Sen.
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