Three civil liberties groups have asked a U.S. appeals court to strike down a U.S. government request to obtain stored mobile-phone location tracking information without showing probable cause. The ...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) are asking a federal court to order the U.S. Department of Justice to turn over records about the agency’s ...

Of all of the recent technological developments that have expanded the surveillance capabilities of law enforcement agencies at the expense of individual privacy, perhaps the most powerful is cell ...

Why it matters: A vast surveillance network built by data brokers can track nearly any phone’s location through mobile advertising IDs, putting millions of Americans’ privacy and safety at risk. This ...

WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are asking a federal court to order the U.S. Department of Justice to turn over records about the agency’s ...

Another sad news item about government intrusion today. I guess it's confirmed, personal liberty is on the permanent decline and George Orwell's future has arrived. The federal government now wants to ...

ST. PAUL - Minnesotans might be surprised to learn that the government can track their movements. "They are literally shocked that the government can access the location of your cellphone without ...