Judge Skewers NYC Lawyer on Surveillance-Tech Secrecy
A lawyer for New York City resisted pressure from a judge Tuesday to confirm or deny that the NYPD targeted protesters with cellphone-surveillance technology.
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Saudi Friend of Khashoggi Sues Israeli Surveillance Company
A Saudi dissident has filed a lawsuit against an Israeli surveillance company, claiming its sophisticated spyware targeted him and helped lead to the killing of his friend, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Read moreHarassment of Immigrant Advocates Detailed in New Suit
Immigrant advocates charged the U.S. government in court Wednesday with illegal surveillance and harassment done in retaliation for their work organizing farmworkers.
Read moreJudge Finds Memphis Illegally Spied on Activists
A federal judge in Memphis ruled Friday that the city’s failure to properly train members of its police department caused it to violate a 1978 agreement not to collect political intelligence on activists exercising their First Amendment rights.
Read moreIncreased Surveillance, Stiffer Penalties at Heart of Wildlife Trafficking Fight
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday the $90 million the United States recently committed combat wildlife trafficking will pay for mutli-pronged program that includes increased surveillance at poaching hotspots and stiffer criminal penalties for those caught trafficking endangered and protected species.
Read moreFeds Defend Terror Reporting Tool at the Ninth Circuit
Arguing before a Ninth Circuit panel Thursday, a U.S. government lawyer defended an anti-terrorism program that critics say puts innocent Americans on a watch list just for being Muslim or engaging in innocuous activities like taking photos in public.
Read moreCourt Holds British Surveillance Violates European Law
Europe’s human rights court handed a partial victory Thursday to civil rights groups that challenged the legality of mass surveillance practices exposed by American whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Read moreACLU, Memphis Police Trial Reveals Public Surveillance
The stakes couldn’t be higher for the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee and the City of Memphis. On Monday, lawyers for the two sides began what is expected to be a four-day bench trial over whether the city violated a 1978 consent decree promising that it would not collect political intelligence on its citizens.
Read moreLithuania Warns Russian Taxi App Could Be Snooping on Users
Lithuanian authorities are “strongly” urging consumers, especially public servants, not to install the app of a popular Russian taxi-booking service because it may unlawfully be collecting user data.
Read moreTrump to Demand DOJ Review Claims of FBI Spy on Campaign
President Donald Trump says he’ll demand that the Justice Department review whether it or the FBI infiltrated his presidential campaign for political purposes and whether any demands or requests came from the Obama administration.
Read moreEx-Fox News Host Loses Claim of Network Spying
A federal judge called ex-Fox News host Andrea Tantaros’ allegations that the network spied on her “vague, speculative, and conclusory,” throwing out the lawsuit on Friday.
Read moreTrump: If FBI Spied on My Campaign, ‘Bigger Than Watergate!’
President Donald Trump lent credence Thursday to reports that FBI informants had infiltrated his presidential campaign, saying that “if so, this is bigger than Watergate!”
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Cameras at Walmart self-checkout counters illegally collect personal information, including eye and hair colors and facial features, in violation of the Song-Beverly Act, a class action claims in San Diego Superior Court.
Read moreSecond Circuit Affirms Black Man’s Claim in ‘Sidewalk Rage’ Case
In a case of “sidewalk rage” from — where else? Midtown Manhattan — the Second Circuit affirmed that video surveillance showed a woman lied when she told police that a man assaulted her as they walked on a busy sidewalk.
Read moreNYPD Settles Spying Suit With New Jersey Muslims
Years after the New York City Police Department targeted them for surveillance, New Jersey Muslims reached a long-awaited settlement Thursday that awards them thousands of dollars in damages and input toward reform efforts.
Read moreNew York’s Top Court Grants Spy-Like Cover to NYPD
Just like the CIA, the New York City Police Department can now “neither confirm nor deny” the existence of documents, thanks to a ruling Thursday from the state’s highest court.
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In a federal class action, Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of the late Tupac Shakur, claims he is eligible for mandatory parole for a conviction related to the FBI’s Cointelpro snooping, but the Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Parole Commission refused to grant it, calling a 28-year-old positive drug test and four phone-related infractions during 30 years imprisonment “frequent” violations.
Read more‘Peeping Tom’ Case Revived Over Unfair Footage Demand
Dozens of women who used a bathroom where a janitor had installed spy cams do not have to identify their images to prove their privacy was violated, a New Jersey appeals court ruled.
Read moreMedia Win Access to Footage From Parkland Massacre
With the release of school camera footage recorded during last month’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the media secured an early victory in a battle to maintain access to records surrounding the attack.
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