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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, cell phone, prosecutor, law, location

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, robot, police, government, U.K.

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

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, mobile phone, agent

Drone aircraft may prowl U.S. skies

March 29, 2006 Can unmanned aerial vehicles doing domestic surveillance safely share the skies with airplanes? Photos: Unmanned aircraft keep watch TAGS: aircraft, surveillance, sky, U.S., feet, rule, monitoring, monitor

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, surveillance, cooperation, survey, Time Warner Inc., Internet company, margin, telecommunications, law, agency, president

AT&T sued over NSA spy program

January 31, 2006 Civil liberties group files class action lawsuit claiming AT&T illegally opened its network to the National Security Agency. TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., surveillance, secret, Bush Administration, privilege, telecommunications, class action, lawsuit, worker, government

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: Judge, Police Blotter, surveillance, request, evidence, federal judge, Maryland, court, cell phone, location, New York, call

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: respondent, surveillance, monitoring, government, monitor, camera

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, bill, Republican, Democrat, terrorist attack, vote, aide, attorney general, president, power, attack, U.S., law, leader

Year in review: Electronic surveillance takes center stage

December 29, 2005 Congress, courts wrestle with the Patriot Act, and RFID tags become more popular. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, surveillance, RFID tag, Real ID Act, driver's license, RFID, politician, telecommunications company, telecommunications, law, database

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, RFID, RFID tag, passport, politician, pretexting, legislation, Bush Administration, Republican, president, security

Week in review: HP's spy games

September 22, 2006 As more details emerge on the company's probe into media leaks, Dunn resigns and Hurd says he was in the loop. TAGS: Dawn Kawamoto, Mark Hurd, investigation, surveillance, Week in review, reporter, HP, chairman, e-mail, games

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, surveillance, lawsuit, attorney, AT&T Corp., Judge, Bush Administration, secret, San Francisco, government, document

FBI turns to broad new wiretap method

January 30, 2007 FBI's Internet wiretaps after retiring "Carnivore" appear to involve compiling massive databases of information on thousands of users at a time. TAGS: Carnivore, surveillance, Internet provider, IP address, IP, attorney, agent, method, database, e-mail

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: surveillance, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Republican, legislation, Democrat, terrorism, Rep., bill, president, power

Post-9/11 privacy and secrecy: A report card

September 8, 2006 news analysis Since Sept. 11, the federal government has been trying to learn more about us, while keeping us from knowing what it's doing. Is this wise? TAGS: NSA, Sept. 11, federal government, surveillance, AT&T Corp., San Francisco, document

Police blotter: Patriot Act e-mail spying approved

February 10, 2006 Federal judge OKs prosecutors' Patriot Act request for e-mail surveillance without any evidence of wrongdoing by the target. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Police Blotter, prosecutor, surveillance, electronic communication, request, evidence, language, e-mail, monitoring, analysis

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: increase, surveillance, budget, boost, alternative energy, agency, homeland security, president, research

Patriot Act may be renewed without reforms

December 8, 2005 Last-minute deal calls for a vote to renew expiring portions of the law. But six senators could block it on privacy grounds. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, computer hacking, surveillance, police, senator, law, Internet provider, Republican, Sen., service provider, conference
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