Posts Tagged ‘ Violation of Privacy ’

The Snitch in Your Pocket

Feb 22nd, 2010 | By Kevin Hayden | Category: Constitutional Issues, Science & Technology

Law enforcement is tracking Americans’ cell phones in real time—without the benefit of a warrant. How many of the owners of the country’s 277 million cell phones even know that companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint can track their devices in real time? Most “don’t have a clue,” says privacy advocate James X. Dempsey.

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Google Teams up with the NSA – Big Surprise.

Feb 4th, 2010 | By Kevin Hayden | Category: Alphabet Agencies & Operations

The world’s largest Internet search company and the world’s most powerful electronic surveillance organization are teaming up in the name of cybersecurity. But sources with knowledge of the arrangement said the alliance is being designed to allow the two organizations to share critical information without violating Google’s policies or laws that protect the privacy of Americans’ online communications. Riiiiiight.

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