For the first time ever, the public knows a bit about how often the police ask mobile phone carriers for data on Americans. It’s just enough data to know that we need some transparency and be
Tag: Surveillance
Mobile carriers responded to a staggering 1.3 million law enforcement requests last year for subscriber information, including text messages and phone location data, according to data provided to C
The number of criminal wiretaps authorized by federal and state judges in 2011 decreased 14 percent from the year prior to 2,732, according to the latest figures available.
The outcome of the Supreme Court’s 2011-2012 term, which ended Thursday, was largely favorable when it came to the justices’ Wired-worthy opinions surrounding surveillance, the First Am