How a Quirk in the Law Lets Google Own You
In general, it is illegal for people to read your email, intercept your text messages, or listen in on or record your telephone calls. In fact, the federal wiretap law,…
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Employees have no expectation of privacy at work, right? And this is especially true for government employees working on government computers on government networks? Right? I mean, the log on…
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In Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking Glass” Humpty Dumpty tells Alice [the one of Alice in Wonderland], “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to…
DetailsAttorney Client Privilege and the NSA
The New York Times recently reported that the NSA, through intermediaries in Australia, was actively engaged in collecting communications between the Government of Indonesia and their U.S. law firm hired…
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Packets is packets, right? Wrong. With the demise of the Net Neutrality standards, Internet providers are free to “prioritize” certain kinds of packets over others. Now this is nothing new. …
DetailsDie Data, Die
On Facebook’s 10th Anniversary, many people posted short videos taken from their “life” on Facebook. These included pictures, likes, favorites, etc. from their tenure as Facebook products – um, customers. …
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