Electronic Communications Privacy Act. Google has followed up last week's transparency report update – which revealed that government requests have risen by 70 percent over the last two years – with a little more information on how it deals with...
These are requests for user-identifying information, issued under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“ECPA”), and are the easiest to get because they typically don’t involve judges.percent were through ECPA search warrants.
Congressman Ed Markey and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) have urged for a larger investigation into Google’s Street View data collection. Google today filed a 17-page response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC...
Congressman and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) are calling for further investigations of the search giant. Not content with Google's $25,000 fine for obstructing a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) investigation into the...
We are aware of this issue and are continuing to make enquiries with Google to ensure that they comply with the Data Protection Act and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations," ICO said in a statement to V3.
Still, said the Electronic Freedom Foundation, the Manager’s Amendment was no compromise. For a more complete timeline of Communications, Privacy and Internet Law, see SOPA on Miso Susanowa’s blog. In part, their open letter to Congress, one of the...
While this sounds like a wonderful feature for users, it could also mean that secure personalized search results and history are subject to the same draconian search and seizure methods the government now employs under the Electronic...
Google notes the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which allows government data requests without warrants, as a major contributor. As part of the Digital Due Process group – which also includes Amazon, AOL, AT Google is pushing for reform of...
The four accounts in question were related to a WikiLeaks investigation, with the court order obtained under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which prevents the company from notifying the user that their account has been investigated.
The law under which this questionable seizure of private communications is permitted is called the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. What do you think of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act?
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act is meant to protect communications between and among users -- not to protect requests from customers for directions on the Internet. EFF says the Electronic Communication Privacy Act requires.
The published information violates the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Question: The letter suggests Traffic-Power might be entitled to damages under the act. Question: Can you be more specific of what exactly he's done to violate...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is helping users deal with the draconian tactics of the music industry cartel. If you feel you've been wrongly targeted by the RIAA, visit the Subpoena Defense Alliance, a joint project of the Electronic...
