November 27th, 2012
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While privacy laws have undergone a number of changes in the 20th century, the laws that govern our privacy are due for a major review. Congress hasn’t set new classifications for private and public information since the Electronic Communications Privacy Act 1986, a congressional amendment to privacy laws that expanded the protection of information from phone lines, houses and documents to electronically stored data.
Here’s a brief rundown of how your digital movements can be obtained though:
Cell phones: Cell phones can be tracked easily when authorities issue a subpoena to cellphone service providers for data that can triangulate the movements of a person’s phone, if they are already part of a criminal investigation. Many apps on smartphones also track location data. Gregg explained that many people don’t read privacy policies or understand that their GPS location data could be collected. In the policies for many of these apps, they state that they will comply with proper requests made by law enforcement for information.
Landlines: Perhaps an oldie, but still worth mentioning, the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act requires telephone companies to make it easy for the authorities to wiretap lines, if necessary.
Emails and the web: Google’s report on the amount of requests the government makes for information is an indication of its increasing interest of electronic information. In the first six months of this year, it make 7,969 requests for data of Google users in the United States — the company complied with 90 percent of these requests. The number of requests made has been increasing each year (see the graph below). Cloud computing and social media site are also changing the game because once your information is stored on a server, it is subject to their rules and regulations should authorities request it. Here’s How Authorities Can Legally Spy on Your Digital Life By Liz Klimas
Just days before Thanksgiving, the US Senate was planning on taking a vote on the National Defense Authorization Act, but there has been a slight delay. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky has proposed an amendment halting the vote. In it, Paul reaffirms the sixth amendment guaranteeing a fair a speedy trial to all Americans which has been threatened by the NDAA.
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