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How to keep the feds from snooping on your cloud data

A growing number of SaaS providers offer secure encryption log-in to Dropbox and other cloud storage vendors, meaning even they can't access the data you store. And neither can the government.

By Lucas Mearian | 16 May, 2013 09:55

Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Google, Microsoft, security, cloud security, privacy, cloud storage
Senate committee limits government electronic surveillance

A U.S. Senate committee has approved legislation that would give more privacy protection from government surveillance for data stored in the cloud.

By Grant Gross | 25 April, 2013 16:34

Tags: Peter Modafferi, Chuck Grassley, U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, legislation, Patrick Leahy, privacy, Catherine Crump, Rockland County District Attorneys Office, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Mary Jo White, American Civil Liberties Union, security, U.S. Internal Revenue Service, government
US House to vote on CISPA cyberthreat bill this week

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, will be debated on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week, despite continued opposition from some privacy and digital rights advocates.

By Grant Gross | 15 April, 2013 20:47

Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. National Security Agency, legislation, government, data protection, Robert Holleyman, privacy, American Civil Liberties Union, BSA, Michelle Richardson, U.S. House of Representatives, security, Gregory Nojeim, Center for Democracy and Technology
Privacy group calls for changes in CISPA cyberthreat sharing bill

U.S. lawmakers need to make significant changes to a controversial cyberthreat information sharing bill because the legislation could be used to give federal intelligence agencies backdoor wiretapping powers, the Center for Democracy and Technology said.

By Grant Gross | 03 April, 2013 20:08

Tags: Susan Phalen, security, Gregory Nojeim, Center for Democracy and Technology, legislation, government, Mike Rogers, Electronic Frontier Foundation, U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, American Civil Liberties Union
Bills would require police to get warrants for mobile phone location

A group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced legislation that would require law enforcement agencies to get court-ordered search warrants before obtaining a suspect's mobile phone location or GPS data, instead of using prosecution-issued subpoenas.

By Grant Gross | 21 March, 2013 18:23

Tags: Americans for Tax Reform, telecommunication, Jason Chaffetz, Competitive Enterprise Institute, mobile, legislation, privacy, Electronic Frontier Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union, 4g, Ed Black, 3g, Ron Wyden, security, U.S. House of Representatives, legal, government, U.S. Supreme Court, Computer and Communications Industry Association, U.S. Senate, Mark Kirk

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