Social media giant Facebook has confessed to giving the personal details of thousands of its users to the British government this year. Facebook says that officials requested access to 7,199 profiles between January and June of 2016 – a 30 percent increase on last year…
They Have, Right Now, Another You…
A few months ago The Washington Post reported that Facebook collects ninety-eight data points on each of its nearly two billion users. Among this ninety-eight are ethnicity, income, net worth, home value, if you are a mom, if you are a soccer mom, if you are married, the number of lines of credit you have, […]
Ohio High Court Rules Dash-Cam Videos Are Public Record…
Law enforcement officials can redact investigative information from dash-cam videos but must release the remainder of recordings to the public, a unified Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. A case-by-case review will be used in the future to determine which portions of the videos are subject to withholding…
FBI Hacked Into 8k Computers in 120 Countries Based on One Warrant…
The FBI hacked into more than 8,000 computers in 120 countries during an investigation into a child pornography website with just one warrant, a court hearing transcript has shown. It represents the largest known law enforcement hacking campaign to date…
STUDY: Beware! Law Enforcement Spending Millions to Monitor Social Media…
A new study has found law enforcement agencies spent $4.75 million on social media monitoring tools between 2013 and 2016 to surveil the public and investigate possible crimes, although this sum is “massively understated”…
Who Knew?: A Stolen Car Returned with an Apology Note and Gas Money…
A woman from Portland, Oregon, was surprised this month when she discovered her stolen car had been returned to her. That wasn’t all: The car owner also found a letter of apology as well as money to replace the gas the thief used sitting inside the missing auto…
Electronic Surveillance Requests Approved by DC Federal Courts Up 500% Since 2011…
Mostly secret law enforcement requests to federal courts in the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia for use of electronic surveillance in domestic criminal cases have increased fivefold in the last five years…
The FBI’s Secret Methods for Recruiting Informants at the Border…
The FBI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection work closely together to turn these vulnerabilities into opportunities for gathering intelligence, according to government documents obtained by The Intercept…
Asset Forfeiture: Our Criminal ‘Justice’ System in Action…
Albuquerque resident Arlene Harjo, 56, is paying off a loan for a car she doesn’t have, because the city seized it for a crime it readily admits she didn’t commit, under an asset forfeiture program that is supposed to be banned…