Privacy Groups Urge Supreme Court to Tread Cautiously in Quon Work Texting Case

The U.S. Supreme Court should exercise caution in reviewing whether a police officer had a reasonable expectation of privacy in personal text messages sent from and received by his employer-issued pager, because the court’s ruling may reverberate beyond the public sector workplace, privacy groups argued in a friend of the court brief filed March 23.

Supreme Court to Consider Background Checks Challenged by NASA Contract Employees

The U.S. Supreme Court March 8 agreed to consider whether the National Aeronautics and Space Administration violates the constitutional right to…

White House Releases Part of Declassified Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative

The United States has declassified and posted online part of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI) in the interests of transparency and…

House Approves $1 Billion Cybersecurity Bill; DHS Seeks $423 Million for FY 2011

The House Feb. 4 approved legislation that would provide nearly a billion dollars for federal cybersecurity efforts, including research and development and adoption of…

Health Groups Ask FTC to Delay Red Flags Enforcement until Lawyers’ Litigation Concluded

Groups that represent licensed health care professionals (LHCPs) Jan. 27 sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, requesting a commission announcement that it will not…

FBI Routinely Circumvented Electronic Communications Privacy Act Protections to Obtain Phone Records, Justice Department Reports

Beginning in 2003, the FBI routinely circumvented and often violated the Electronic Communications Privacy Act in making requests to telephone service providers for call records, according to…

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