digital
Border Warrant Exemption for Smartphone Search Under New Challenge in Newly Filed Lawsuit
This week, Ars Technica reported that a new lawsuit has been filed challenging the federal government’s practice of searching without warrants the digital devices of Americans entering or leaving the country. The suit takes aim at the dubious, though judicially … Read more »
Announcement: CCDBR to Host Net Neutrality Forum Ahead of FCC Vote
In light of the considerable impact that the impending FCC vote to reverse its classification of internet service providers (ISPs) as common carriers will have on ordinary Chicago residents and Americans across the country, the Chicago Committee to Defend the … Read more »
FCC Plows Ahead with Plans to Scrap Net Neutrality and Endanger Open Internet
According to a new report from Wired, the FCC has unveiled its plans for rescinding the classification of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as common carriers, forfeiting the Commission’s ability and obligation to police ISPs for possible violations of … Read more »
New Justice Department Memo Reins in Records Request Gag Orders
Ars Technica reports: the US Department of Justice issued a memo last week which imposes new limits on gag orders accompanying certain Department records requests. Drafted by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the memo governs 2705(b) gag orders, which … Read more »
Judge Restricts Justice Department’s Expansive Warrant Against Protest Site Hosts
A case that might appear to involve merely a legal technicality regarding the scope of a warrant actually here involves a major and under-reported threat to First Amendment protest rights:
A judge on the District of Columbia Superior Court has … Read more »
Announcement: CCDBR and LPL to Jointly Present Digital Security Training
It is with great excitement that the Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights announces that we will be presenting two digital security training sessions this week featuring Lucy Parsons Labs. The two workshops, one on October 12 and … Read more »
Announcement: CCDBR Stands For Digital Rights, Freedom, Security, and Privacy
For almost 60 years, the Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights has weathered political shifts to preserve our fundamental civil liberties. Dramatic changes in technology have not diminished our commitment.
Since the digital sphere is a natural extension … Read more »
New Security Features in iOS 11 Will Reinforce Digital Fourth and Fifth Amendment Protections
According to a new article in Ars Technica, the latest version of the iOS mobile operating system will include new features allowing users to more easily safeguard their digital rights. The iOS 11 update, scheduled for release later … Read more »
Call to Action: Urge Your Congressional Representatives to Uphold Net Neutrality and Protect Freedom on the Internet
Since the election, President Trump’s team of policymakers has been moving forward with plans to reverse FCC net neutrality policies implemented by President Obama, which would deal a critical blow to internet freedom. With its vote on May 18, 2017 … Read more »
