Electronic Frontier Foundation – National Freedom of Information Coalition

U.S. sued over planes that suck up cell phone data

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A civil liberties group has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Marshals Service, demanding more information about a controversial surveillance tactic involving airplanes that fly over urban areas in order to sweep up cell phone signals.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s lawsuit, filed in Washington, claims that the group demanded documents about the plane program under freedom-of-information laws last November, but that the federal government has so far failed to turn them over as required.

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DOJ Drops 9th Circ. Appeal In Patriot Act FOIA Dispute

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation on Thursday said the U.S. Department of Justice dropped its Ninth Circuit appeal in a Freedom of Information Act dispute over a secret legal interpretation of a section of the Patriot Act, teeing up the release of an unpublished opinion on census data access by law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

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Justice Department sued for hiding secret NSA surveillance program

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From RT.com:

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Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Current Freedom of Information Act Lawsuits

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From Electronic Frontier Foundation

We reviewed what EFF’s Freedom of Information Act requests revealed in the past year. Today, we’ll take a look at the FOIA lawsuits we filed last year and the information we hope the suits will provide.

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Who is flying unmanned aircraft in the U.S.?

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From the Electronic Frontier Foundation:

San Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit [Jan. 10] against the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), demanding data on certifications and authorizations the agency has issued for the operation of unmanned aircraft, also known as drones.

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