wiretapping
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Google Facing $7.2 Billion Lawsuit for Tracking People Using Chrome’s Incognito Mode
While most people know that using “private” or “incognito” mode stops your browser from saving things like your history or cookies, those modes don’t fully prevent you from being tracked online. And in a new proposed class-action lawsuit filed on Tuesday, plaintiffs are seeking upwards of $7.2 billion in damages from Google for persistently tracking…
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A Single Wiretap Order In 2018 Swept Up 9.2 Million Intercepts
A single court-authorised wiretap order resulted in authorities in the Southern District of Texas, U.S.A., scooping up more than 9.2 million communications, becoming “the federal wiretap with the most intercepts in 2018,” TechCrunch reported on Sunday, citing the federal government’s annual wiretap report.
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Donald Trump Suddenly Refuses To Talk About His False Wiretapping Claims
Donald Trump is still convinced that former president Barack Obama ordered wiretapping of Trump Tower last year, despite a congressional investigation and multiple intelligence agencies stating unequivocally there is no evidence of his claim. But that didn’t stop our Cheeto-in-Chief from reviving this old, tired fantasy during a television interview that aired this morning. This…
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US Government Wiretappers Can’t Keep Up With All These New Chat Apps
Wiretapping used to be straightforward. Potential drug lord? Bug his phone! But the proliferation of online chat options is making it hard for law enforcement officials and intelligence agents to carry out court-ordered wiretaps.