Tag: doj
  • Jun 3, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

DOJ grants DEA permission to conduct “covert surveillance” on protesters

The DEA is now surveilling protesters in the United States. BuzzFeedNews has uncovered a memorandum that shows that the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has been granted powers by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct covert surveillance on the ongoing protests sparked by the death of George Floyd. This past Sunday, the interim head of … Continue reading “DOJ grants DEA permission to conduct “covert surveillance” on protesters”

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  • May 21, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Surveillance, VPN,

How a VPN can protect your internet history from The Patriot Act & the FBI

If passed as is, the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 will expand the infamous Section 215 of the Patriot Act to allow the FBI to view your internet search history without a warrant. This new surveillance capability was added to the Act by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in a sneaky amendment. Another amendment … Continue reading “How a VPN can protect your internet history from The Patriot Act & the FBI”

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  • May 14, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

These are the 37 Senators that voted to let the FBI seize your internet history without a warrant

A key amendment to the USA Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2020 (H.R. 6172) that would have required authorities to obtain a warrant before gaining access to American internet browsing and search history just failed on the Senate floor by a single vote. For those that are unaware, key parts of the Patriot Act – namely … Continue reading “These are the 37 Senators that voted to let the FBI seize your internet history without a warrant”

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  • Aug 15, 2017 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, VPN,

DOJ demands 1.3 million visitor IP addresses from protest website: Were you using a VPN?

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking personal information, including IP addresses, of all visitors to a political website called disruptj20.org. In total, This past Monday, Dreamhost unveiled details about their ongoing legal battle with the United States government to protect the IP addresses and therefore identities of the 1.3 million website visitors. Dreamhost first … Continue reading “DOJ demands 1.3 million visitor IP addresses from protest website: Were you using a VPN?”

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  • Jul 19, 2016 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

US Department of Justice seeks to overturn recent Microsoft ruling; allow search warrants to be served internationally

In spite of a recent court ruling to the contrary, the US Government still wants to serve search warrants to companies outside of its legal national jurisdiction. According to a report by the WSJ, The Obama Administration recently revealed that they had been working on these agreements for some time, and the first such search … Continue reading “US Department of Justice seeks to overturn recent Microsoft ruling; allow search warrants to be served internationally”

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