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The three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit Court has upheld a ruling that grants extensive new privacy protections for e-mail users. It is an ambitious decision — said to be the first for the Circuit Courts — and one that is almost surely headed to the Supreme Court for review. In Warshak v. United States, the federal court upheld the finding that e-mail users are entitled to the same expectation of privacy as persons using the telephone. The decision clarifies a gray area that has been exploited by law enforcement officials in federal — and some state — criminal investigations.
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Original post by Erika Morphy and software by Elliott Back
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An anonymous reader writes “An article over at ComputerWorld implies that the EU Privacy Directive, or something like it, will soon be signed into law here in the USA. The author seems to think this is a good thing, but I’m not so sure. From the article: ‘We’ve finally come to realize that self-regulation by industry hasn’t worked. The states have stepped in, creating the same situation of conflicting regulation that led to the creation of the EU privacy directive. The only question now is if the law that comes out of Congress will be a small step strictly focused on breaches, such as S.239, or whether we take the bigger step of forming a permanent committee under the FTC to monitor privacy as outlined by S.1178. Either way, the U.S. is finally moving away from the fractured environment of the past and toward a comprehensive privacy strategy.’ Is it [...]
Original post by Zonk and software by Elliott Back
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Spamicles writes “A judge has ordered the FBI to release agency records about its abuse of National Security Letters (NSLs) to collect Americans’ personal information. The ruling came just a day after the EFF urged the judge to immediately respond in its lawsuit over agency delays. This is the same case in which an internal FBI audit found that the bureau potentially violated the law or agency rules more than 1,000 times while collecting data about domestic phone calls, e-mails and financial transactions in recent years.”
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Original post by CowboyNeal and software by Elliott Back
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ewhac writes “Karen Lodrick was entering her sixth month of hell dealing with the repercussions of having her identity stolen and used to loot her accounts. But while she was waiting for a beverage, there standing in line was the woman who appeared on Wells Fargo security video emptying her accounts. What followed was a 45 minute chase through San Francisco streets that ended with the thief being taken into custody by police.”
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Original post by Zonk and software by Elliott Back
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virgil_disgr4ce writes “In an impressive example of the gap of understanding between legal officials and technology, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian ‘found that a computer server’s RAM, or random-access memory, is a tangible document that can be stored and must be turned over in a lawsuit.’ ZDNet, among others, reports on the ruling and its potential for invasion of privacy.”
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Original post by Zonk and software by Elliott Back
