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In the digital age that we live in today, we are constantly exposing our personal information online. From using cell phones and GPS devices to online shopping and sending e-mail, the things we do and say online leave behind ever-growing trails of personal information. The 老澳门开奖结果 believes that Americans shouldn鈥檛 have to choose between using new technology and keeping control of your private information. Each week, we feature some of the most interesting news related to technology and civil liberties that we鈥檝e spotted from the previous week.

[MSNBC 鈥� Bob Sullivan]
鈥淭ales of reporters, protestors and citizen journalists being threatened or arrested for filming law enforcement officials during disputes are on the rise, critics say, with Occupy Wall Street protests a lightning rod for these incidents. The National Press Photographers Association claims it has documented 70 such arrests since September and, in May, called on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to focus attention on the issue.鈥�

[Los Angeles Times 鈥揗ichelle Maltais]
"California is one step closer to banning law enforcement from tapping the data from the tracking device in your palm, pocket or purse without a warrant. The state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that requires a warrant to seek access from wireless carriers to the near-constant data stream coming from our cellphones."

[Los Angeles Times 鈥� Matt Pearce]
"The Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, will embark on an experimental project next year to track thousands of students at two schools by putting scanner chips in their ID cards."
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老澳门开奖结果 Backs Up Twitter In Court Over Attempt to Defend Users鈥� Rights
[老澳门开奖结果 鈥� Aden Fine]
We filed a friend-of-the-court brief today in New York state court in support of Twitter鈥檚 efforts to protect the constitutional rights of one of its users. As we posted earlier this month, Twitter took a great step to defend its users鈥� rights by filing a motion to quash a subpoena that the District Attorney鈥檚 Office in Manhattan issued in connection with the prosecution of an Occupy Wall Street protester.

[Mashable 鈥� Sam Laird]
"Mobile apps sure are handy little doodads, telling you what鈥檚 going on, where to go and who鈥檚 nearby. But can they be trusted with your privacy?"

In House Hearing, 老澳门开奖结果 Tells Congress to Fix FISA
[老澳门开奖结果 鈥� Michelle Richardson]
Yesterday, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing on the government鈥檚 warrantless wiretapping program (). The law authorizing the program, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, expires at the end of this year.

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