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InternetNews September 18, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	EFF Sues Feds to Stop Domestic Spying With suit against AT&T stalled, watchdog group opens up a new front in legal challenge to government's warrantless surveillance program.
InternetNews February 1, 2006 Ed Sutherland	EFF Sues AT&T Over NSA Wiretaps The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a class-action lawsuit against AT&T Tuesday, charging the carrier violated the law by assisting in the National Security Agency's controversial wiretap program.
InternetNews July 20, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Judge Nixes AT&T, Feds on Secrecy Request A federal judge in San Francisco denied a motion by AT&T and the U.S. government to keep details of a domestic spying program secret.
InternetNews May 16, 2006 Roy Mark	BellSouth Denies NSA Involvement Telecom giant BellSouth claims it hasn't turned over phone records in wake of more lawsuits.
PC World October 7, 2002 Michelle Madigan	Privacy Concerns Pushed to Front Lines Feds must explore, explain any effect on privacy by new policies or practices, under pending legislation.
InternetNews November 7, 2006 Andy Patrizio	Appeals Court Will Hear EFF/AT&T Spying Case Both sides are still arguing over whether they even have a case.
InternetNews May 24, 2006 Roy Mark	Leaked Docs Claim AT&T Aided NSA In addition to allegations that AT&T handed over customer calling records and e-mail data, it's now facing media reports that it is monitoring Internet traffic.
InternetNews April 14, 2006 Roy Mark	AT&T's Good Name? It's beginning to look as if one of the first returns SBC is getting from its $16 billion acquisition of AT&T is a legal and public relations nightmare.
InternetNews August 15, 2006 Ed Sutherland	EFF Goes After AOL The Electronic Frontier Foundation is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate AOL's disclosure of search data for 650,000 users.
InternetNews December 3, 2009 David Needle	EFF Sues Feds Over Social Network Surveillance The online rights organization wants the government to release records of its surveillance of social networking sites.
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider	Privacy Advocates Boycott Facial Recognition Negotiations The U.S. government's efforts to build a code of conduct for facial recognition software creators has hit a major snag.
InternetNews October 17, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Watchdog Group Takes On Telecom Immunity Law EFF fighting to overturn controversial provision of FISA Amendment Act on constitutional grounds. Follows revelations of eavesdropping excesses.
InternetNews May 21, 2004 Roy Mark	Democrats Call for Privacy Czar A new bill would mandate federal privacy officer to balance civil liberties with homeland security concerns.
InternetNews November 20, 2009	Microsoft: No 'Back Door' in Windows 7 But cozy ties between spy agency and tech industry have some privacy advocates worried.
InternetNews August 23, 2010	Facebook Touts Places Privacy Controls Responding to early criticism about the privacy settings of its new location-based service Places, Facebook takes pains to point out the various ways that people can control their information.
InternetNews May 17, 2006 Roy Mark	What's AT&T Hiding? After Verizon joins BellSouth in denying NSA connection, AT&T keeps mum and wants reporters out of the courtroom when it answers EFF charges.
InternetNews December 2, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	FCC Wiretap Order Raises ACLU Ire The American Civil Liberties Union Thursday became the latest member of a growing group challenging the Federal Communications Commission's order that all Voice over IP providers must build a standardized wiretap backdoor into their systems.
Reason April 2002 Jeremy Lott	Fake IDs Facial recognition technology is often billed as a tradeoff between privacy and security. A recent American Civil Liberties Union report suggests that it's closer to a no-win deal, resulting in less privacy and precious little added security...
The Motley Fool May 24, 2006 Seth Jayson	Investing in the Police State Will telecoms providers like AT&T see a consumer backlash from their perceived involvement with the National Security Agency's phone-tapping program? Is there a limit to how much snooping customers will ignore? Investors, take note.
CIO January 1, 2002 Stephanie Viscasillas	Privacy Versus the FBI The antiterrorism law President Bush signed in late October makes it easier for officials investigating potential terrorist activity to get court orders to search companies' business records. It is important to take that into account in your privacy policy.
Information Today May 3, 2012 Paula J. Hane	Online Consumer Privacy in the Spotlight Choose Privacy Week is being held May 1-7, 2012. The theme is "Freedom from Surveillance." The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom established Choose Privacy Week to deepen public awareness about this issue. The event is timely with many privacy issues like CISPA in the news.
Information Today August 4, 2015	Organizations Introduce New Do Not Track Policy for Internet Browsing The Electronic Frontier Foundation, along with a coalition of partners, introduced a stronger Do Not Track policy standard for web browsing that aims to protect users from having their internet activity recorded.
InternetNews September 14, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	Google Calls For Global Privacy Standards Google goes on the offense in Europe over privacy concerns.
BusinessWeek May 29, 2006 Woellert & Kopecki	The Snooping Goes Beyond Phone Calls How the government sidesteps the Privacy Act by purchasing commercial data.
InternetNews October 2, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	Germans Suspicious of 'GoogleClick' German official raises privacy concerns over Google-DoubleClick merger.
Information Today December 3, 2015	EFF Brings Awareness to Google Privacy Practices The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Google for collecting and mining students' personal data, such as their internet searches.
CIO March 15, 2001	Policing Privacy Find the answers to all your Internet privacy law questions: Web hosts and COPPA... Privacy issues while trying to track down hackers... Monitoring employee Internet use in Canada... Privacy laws by country...
InternetNews May 28, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Momentum Builds for Updating Privacy Act Government, advocacy groups call for Congress and agencies to modernize the way citizens' personal information is handled.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Google vs. the Government "Don't be evil" comes into play as the government wants a piece of Google's data. If the Department of Justice gets what it wants, it will be a blow against privacy on the Internet -- and of serious concern for Google investors.
InternetNews February 29, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Wikileaks Ruling Nears, May Impact Net Free Speech The stage is set for a decision that could have far-ranging implications on freedom of speech and the Internet.
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider	It's On: Wikimedia Sues The NSA The Wikimedia Foundation, with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union, is suing the U.S. National Security Agency in a bid to challenge mass surveillance of Internet communications, Reuters reports.
IEEE Spectrum April 2006 William Sweet	Security Expert Slams Bush's Surveillance Program In this interview, the author of The Puzzle Palace and Body of Secrets, James Bamford discusses why the U.S. president chose to dodge court review procedures in ordering post 9/11 wiretapping.
Information Today July 27, 2009	Advocacy Groups Ask for Privacy Guarantees in Google Book Search Google is urged to "assure Americans that Google will maintain the security and freedom that library patrons have long had to read and learn without worrying that someone is looking over their shoulder or could retrace their steps."
PC World October 16, 2002 Michelle Madigan	ACLU Campaign Challenges Patriot Act Privacy unnecessarily threatened under broad surveillance powers, civil liberties group charges.
InternetNews May 12, 2006 Roy Mark	Americans Get Shaft Over Data Mining Finally - maybe - Congress is gaining courage in rolling back Bush's domestic spying program.
Information Today July 1, 2014	Supreme Court Ruling Upholds Individual Privacy Law enforcement officers must obtain a warrant before searching the content in an arrested person's cellphone.
Salon.com September 14, 2001 Katharine Mieszkowski	Send in the online spooks? In the aftermath of terrorism, civil libertarians are running for cover. But are they protesting too much?
CIO November 1, 2001 Alison Bass	Miller's Privacy Warning Information security lapses present one front of a looming courtroom battle. Legal Expert Arthur Miller says CIOs and corporate America also have to protect people's privacy -- or risk a jury's wrath...
InternetNews August 6, 2007 Roy Mark	Bush Signs Temporary Wiretap Law A new law allows government to conduct surveillance of foreign e-mails and phone calls without a warrant.
Fast Company David Lumb	Online Privacy As Human Right? Internet Advocacy Group Pushes For New Standards The Global Commission on Internet Governance, a digital security advocacy group, met in the Hague early this morning to hammer home a citizens-first agenda for Internet privacy.
InternetNews February 27, 2006 Ed Sutherland	DoJ: Google Search Request Not a Privacy Threat The Department of Justice has rejected Google's assertion that a government subpoena for search data threatens the privacy of Internet users.
InternetNews October 6, 2004 Jim Wagner	Appeals Court Re-Opens E-Mail Snooping Case The U.S. Department of Justice and privacy advocates will get a second chance to prove that e-mail providers should not be able to monitor customer e-mails.
InternetNews February 20, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Privacy Groups Blast ISP Data-Retention Bill Privacy advocates are lashing out at a renewed effort by lawmakers to impose requirements on ISPs and wireless network operators to keep records about the identities of Internet users.
InternetNews August 17, 2006 Andy Patrizio	Judge Orders End To Warrantless Wiretaps A federal judge today ordered the Bush administration to cease all warrantless wiretapping of calls between Americans and suspected foreign terrorists.
PC World September 12, 2001 Tom Spring & Frank Thorsberg	Will Attack Hurt Net Privacy? Privacy advocates urge government to balance security needs and civil liberties...
Information Today July 16, 2013 Nancy K. Herther	PRISM and the First Amendment: A Critical Issue Once Edward Snowden lands in some friendly country or decides to return to the U.S., we can hope that attention is again focused on PRISM and surveillance. So far, the responses from government officials have been less than stellar.
InternetNews December 9, 2009	Facebook Launches Privacy Overhaul Social networking giant to require all 350 million-plus users to edit and confirm privacy controls.
Information Today August 6, 2012 Barbie E. Keiser	Cybersecurity and Privacy Concerns at the Highest Levels of Government Ensuring the privacy and security of personal information collected by federal government agencies and preventing cyberattacks in the future is a responsibility of government that all Americans can support.