All posts tagged "Electronic"

A blogspot-powered blog called "A Gay Girl in Damascus" that has called attention to the Syrian government's harsh actions against its own people has been confirmed to be a hoax. A man named Tom MacMaster confessed on the blog to writing all the entries on the blog, which has more than 2,000 followers via Google and has been updated under the pseudonym "Amina A." since February 2011.

A communications public advocacy non-profit, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, has filed a Freedom of Information Act request, demanding that the Department of Justice explain why the government can access citizen phone records and other private information.

President of Electronic Privacy Information Center says body scans, pat-downs are unconstitutional

Attorney speculates data could include Facebook friend requests

A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate requiring all airports to use full-body scanners lacks sufficient privacy safeguards, says a prominent watchdog group.