In the first ruling of its kind, a federal magistrate judge has held that the government must obtain a search warrant to collect the content of a telephone call, even when that content is dialed digits like bank account numbers, social security numbers or prescription refills. The decision from Magistrate...

Ruling Comes as Senators Consider Dramatic Changes to Surveillance Law San Francisco - A federal judge has refused to dismiss the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF's) case against AT&ampT for collaborating with the NSA in illegal spying on millions of ordinary Americans, setting the stage for a congressional showdown over proposed...

San Francisco - A federal judge today denied the government's motion to dismiss the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF's) case against AT&ampT for collaborating with the NSA in illegal spying of millions of ordinary Americans. This allows the case to go forward in the courts. EFF Staff Attorney Kevin Bankston, EFF...

Government Needs a Warrant to Get Dialed Digits That Are Call Content San Francisco - In the first ruling of its kind, a federal magistrate judge has held that the government must obtain a search warrant to collect the content of a telephone call, even when that content is dialed...