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Data Security & Privacy

Data Privacy Day 2013: Google and Twitter Release Reports Highlighting Increase in ‘Warrantless’ Government Surveillance

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Happy Data Privacy Day 2013! To data privacy professionals and advocates, January 28th is an opportunity to create awareness and underscore the importance of how mission-critical data can affect our daily routine.  In two separately released reports by “data” giants Google, Inc. and Twitter, Inc., both companies conclude that the U.S. government rarely establishes probable cause […]

Data Security & Privacy

NYT: Secret Courts, Electronic Surveillance, and a Judge’s Frustration

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Mr. Adam Liptak, reporter for The New York Times, recently wrote a compelling article on the unparalleled amount of warrant requests used by law enforcement agencies through the judicial system.  For the most part, the American public is unaware that in 2011, cellphone carriers were hit with approximately 1.3 million requests for subscriber information, which for […]