In The News: October, 2007
Pentagon Review Faults Bank Record Demands
Mark Mazzetti and Eric Lichtblau, New York Times
Documents obtained by EFF through the Freedom of Information Act provided a glimpse into the Defense Department's use of National Security Letters to collect bank and credit information in certain Pentagon investigations. The documents revealed that the Defense Department has made systematic errors in its use of NSLs, much like those that the FBI has committed over the past few years.
New Fingerprint Tech Could Mean Never Losing Your Keys Again
By Alexis Madrigal, Wired News
Scientists in Great Britain hope you may never have to worry about losing your keys or forgetting your password again.
University of Warwick researchers have unveiled a new fingerprint recognition technology, which allows them to "unwarp" distorted prints...
No story about biometrics is complete without mentioning privacy concerns. As they say in business, if you can measure it, you can manage it. And not everyone wants to be managed, especially if the government or a big corporation has the calipers. As the Electronic Frontier Foundation summed it up, "Biometric technology is inherently individuating and interfaces easily to database technology, making privacy violations easier and more damaging."
FBI Surveillance Capability More Extensive Than Once Thought
JBS Staff, John Birch Society
Documents obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation have provided disturbing details about the extent of the FBI’s ability to monitor the communications of American citizens.
