Democrats: We'll let NSA wiretapping continue
Privacy lovers who thought the Democrats would put an end to the controversial NSA wiretapping and Internet-tapping program should feel let down today. The Democrats are lining up to let the NSA...
View ArticleTop Democrat kills telco immunity ... for now
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada temporarily came to his senses and pulled a bill that would have given telcos immunity for their part in the apparently illegal wiretapping and...
View ArticleDeadbeat FBI can't pay its phone bills, so telcos kill wiretaps
The big telephone companies are only too happy to let the feds snoop on your phone calls and Internet use --- as long as the government pays its bills. But an audit has just revealed that the telcos...
View ArticleDid Sprint violate customer privacy 8 million times?
A blogger alleges that phone companies and ISPs are routinely providing data on their customers' activities to law enforcement... without a warrant. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers search for the truth. Not...
View ArticleObama can has interwebz wiretap?
President Obama's White House seeks sweeping new powers to wiretap any internet communications, such as as already exist for phone taps. This would include encrypted peer-to-peer protocols, such as...
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