ACLU to Justice Dept.: Tell us how cops use GPS to track Americans

After the Supreme Court ruled in January 2012 that GPS monitoring data obtained secretly without court authorization could not be used in...

Carriers charge cops for cellphone information

Wireless providers provide location information and other data to local law enforcement officers, even if those requests are made without...

Twitter turns over Occupy user's data to police

Twitter has turned over data for one of its subscribers involved in the Occupy movement to the Boston police, who are investigating...

Privacy rights group, others seek Facebook investigation

The Electronic Privacy Information Center, ACLU and several other civil rights and privacy groups are asking the Federal Trade Commission...

Gov't agency suspends Facebook password demands

The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) wants to get a few things straight.  First, DPSCS never...