ACLU Lashes Out at FBI for Refusing to Release Details of Warrantless GPS Spying

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ACLU is incensed that the FBI won’t hand over details of how agents have used warrantless GPS trackers on cars to monitor suspects, Salon.com reports. Responding to a request for public information, the FBI redacted virtually every word from the records, saying the information is privileged, Salon.com reports. The ACLU wants…

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Former Leaders of FBI, DEA Urge Stricter Privacy Laws in GPS Tracking

By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The tension between effective law enforcement and personal privacy is always present to some degree, but has certainly intensified in the decade following 9/11. Now, a bipartisan group including former FBI and DEA leaders are calling for new safeguards to protect individuals’ personal privacy. The Constitution Project, a D.C.-based think tank,…

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