EPIC Submits Statement to Congress on Google-NSA Relationship

The Electronic Privacy Information Center has issued a statement to the House Foreign Affairs Committee regarding the recent revelations surrounding the Google-NSA relationship.

The statement asked the committee to conduct an investigation into the relationship between Google and NSA, urged the committee to support the ratification of the Council of Europe privacy convention and requested the classified document granting NSA…

The Federal Government’s Latest Takeover: Your Desktop?

Glenn Beck reported on his Fox News television show July 31 that a disclaimer on the website for the federal government’s “Cash for Clunkers” program technically transfers ownership of the computer accessing the site to the federal government while connected to www.cars.gov.  He warns viewers not to access the site at home, because the warning reads “This application provides access to the DoT CARS system.  When logged on to the…