Chalk this up as another Obama breach of campaign promises. He claimed that he would rebalance civil liberties in national security matters, at least partially restoring traditional privacy rights of citizens. Instead, he is proposing a broadening of the information that the FBI can require ISPs to produce regarding individuals. And this production can be [...]
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FBI wants more warrantless data (updated x2)
Posted: 29th July 2010 by Brant in politicsTags: civil liberties, FBI, Obama, Obama administration, privacy
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FBI wants Internet records kept
Posted: 6th February 2010 by Brant in politicsTags: civil liberties, FBI, Internet, wiretapping
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Your Federal government continues to insist that ISPs should be required to keep records of internet usage by their customers for use in criminal investigations. Think of this a the equivalent of having your geographic location tracked and provided to the government at its request. Compare it to requiring your library to track books you [...]