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US Court Demands Documents On AT&T/Police Collaboration (eff.org)
"The federal government has not justified its excessive secrecy about the massive telephone surveillance program known as Hemisphere, a court ruled in an EFF Freedom of Information Act lawsuit on Thursday." schwit1 quotes the EFF announcement: As a result, the federal government must submit roughly 260 pages of previously withheld or heavily redacted records to the court so that it can review them and decide whether to make more information about Hemisphere public.
Hemisphere is a partnership between AT&T and federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies that allows police almost real-time access to telephone call detail records. The program is both extremely controversial -- AT&T requires police to hide its use from the public -- and appears to violate our First and Fourth Amendment rights.
Government lawyers had argued the disputed documents were restricted to use at the federal level, but the court remained unconvinced, especially "after EFF demonstrated that many of them appeared to have been given to state and local law enforcement."
Government lawyers had argued the disputed documents were restricted to use at the federal level, but the court remained unconvinced, especially "after EFF demonstrated that many of them appeared to have been given to state and local law enforcement."
Has Trump commented on this controversial program? How great will this program make America if kept?
Stalin had Lenin and Trotsky murdered. So no thanks.
Trotsky was a traitor, so he got what he deserved.
Stalin has nothing to do with Lenin's death, on the contrary.
Trump is more socialist than your butthurt liberal Soros and his butt-buddy Rothschild.
Then go ahead and off yourself - leaves more for the rest of us.
You obviously are a special snowflake libtard.
Thank you EFF, for making the courts look fair. Until now, I thought it was a forgone conclusion the courts would side with the state in any surveillance and/or security vs. legal issue, no matter the credibility of the state's case. I'm glad to say I was wrong.
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... AT&T requires police to hide its use from the public ...
As does the contract Harris makes them sign to use Stingray and related devices - which investigative agencies have used as an excuse for perjury in court. As do the Executive Branch's National Security Letters - administrative subpoenas for communication or financial information with gag orders attached.
IMHO these provisions should all be blocked - struck down by courts as contempt and perjury in the first class (courtroom rules trump civil contracts when the info is relative to the case in a court of competent jurisdiction), unconstitutional prior restraint on free speech and the right to council in the second. Then this should be nailed down by legislation, as well, for belt-and-suspenders protection of civil rights.
Bantam Dominique roosters crow a four-note song. Once you've heard it as "Happy BIRTHday" you can't NOT hear it that way
... when the info is relative to the case in a court of competent jurisdiction ...
Argh! 'Relevant", not "relative".
Bantam Dominique roosters crow a four-note song. Once you've heard it as "Happy BIRTHday" you can't NOT hear it that way
You keep giving and giving. Thank you!
All individuals are social, and it is honorable to fight, for -- justice for all !
There is quite a difference between "Justice for All" and "social justice". The former is honourable, the latter is impossible and relies on the notion that it's somehow possible to pick up shit by the clean end.
The program is both extremely controversial
It's been in existence since 2007 (thanks Obama) and was first written about in 2013. How controversial can it be? I think probably the most controversial aspect is the exorbitant fees AT&T is charging the government for access to its historical call detail records and various analytic tools to conduct detailed searches.
Defence counsels should focus on the fact that these ruling allow police officers to lie in court to invite the jury to reject the police evidence and go not guilty. A few collapsed trials on that basis could be salutary
Defence Attorney: I understand that your police force may or may not have Stingrays, which you are allowed to lie about if you do have them? Is that correct?
Defence: So when you promise to tell the whole truth, you aren't really saying that, you're saying 'I'm telling as much of the truth as I think I should'. So why should we take ANYTHING you say as the truth?
Defence: I ask you again officer. Is it legal for your police department to mislead a court?
etc...
Obama is even responsible for Bush era policies :)
Seriously America needs publicly funded mental health again to get all the crazies off the street.
None of this will stop until a few Senators and Congresscritters and Judges are nabbed/tagged and it comes out that Stingray/AT&T/Google/FaceBook/Verizon/Comcast/etc... are all complict in the nabbing/tagging of the member (s) of congress/courts. Then we'll see some legislation and Court action that stops this type of police-state/1984 behavior.
Personally, I figure that a few sacrificial congress/court members to be a satisfactory trade for stopping this stuff.
I would feel better if lobbyists were targeted first though, just a little vacuuming under the rug to get rid of the hidden dirt...
All justice is social because justice is a social institution. Problem solved. ;)
Ezekiel 23:20
People who use the word libtard are gay and have small dicks.
You should know, since you used it.
So, who else besides AT&T are plugged into this masssive spy database? Gotta be more players.
Apparently there is a Romanian hacker paying 10BC for codebase belonging to Hemisphere. It'll only be a matter of time before a greedy fed rolls over.
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Trump socialist? I think you're confusing Socialism with fascism. He has no interest in the working class, beyond its ability to fuel HIS business endeavors.
Shows what you know. It's against the law of genetics for gay people to have small dicks. Especially if they're black.
He's a trumpist.
The truth is whatever he wants it to be
ESPECIALLY when the facts indicate he is wrong!
I dare you to show me your dick size!
I'm gay and VERY proud of it!
Fucker!
Exactly
Correction,
"justice for all" also in the sense of equality of individual worth