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04Aug/17

Google program to track shoppers draws federal complaint

August 4, 2017InternetAlphabet Inc., Android, Company: Google, Computing, Consumer Watchdog, digital technology, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Google, Google Search, Information governance, Internet privacy, Law, Medical privacy, NEXT MEDIA, Operating systems, Privacy, Privacy concerns regarding Google, Privacy law, Structure, Technology/Internet, Terms of servicesmbale

A new Google tracking program that links shoppers’ offline purchases to their web activity is drawing concerns over privacy and data security, and has prompted one privacy watchdog to file a federal complaint. Continue reading →

26May/15

White House: Iraqi lack of will to fight ‘a problem’ in past

May 26, 2015Politics21st century in the United States, Ash Carter, Barack Obama, Chief, Earnest, Federal government of the United States, Illinois, Josh Earnest, Law, Mitch McConnell, Obama administration, Patriot Act, Pentagon, Politics, Politics by country, Presidency of Barack Obama, Privacy law, spokesman, U.S. Congress, u.s. senate, United States, War/Conflict, Washington, Washington D.C., White Housesmbale

White House spokesman Josh Earnest says Iraqi troops’ lack of will to fight Islamic State militants, an issue cited by the Pentagon chief over the weekend, has been a concern. In the wide-ranging briefing, Earnest also tells reporters the Obama administration has no backup plan if the U.S. Congress fails to act on legislation that would extend certain provisions of the USA Patriot Act.

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23May/15

U.S. Senate votes spell uncertain fate for domestic surveillance program

May 23, 2015Politics107th United States Congress, Barack Obama, Bob Goodlatte, Diane Feinstein, Edward Snowden, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Government, Law, Martin Heinrich, Mass surveillance, Mitch McConnell, National security, Patriot Act, Politics, Politics of the United States, Presidency of Barack Obama, Privacy law, Privacy of telecommunications, Rand Paul, Russia, Senate, spy, the national security agency, u.s. senate, United States, United States Senate, USA Freedom Act, USA PATRIOT Act Title II, Washington, Washington D.C.smbale

A bill to end U.S. spy agencies’ bulk collection of Americans’ telephone data, called the “USA Freedom Act”, is blocked in the United States Senate. A follow-up vote to extend for two months the current “USA Patriot Act” program which authorizes the collection of so-called telephone “metadata” also fails to pass.

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