ACLU, EFF Sue DOJ Over Cell Phone Tracking

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Jim Manico, OWASP Global Board Member

July 2, 2008

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Two civil liberties groups are suing the Department of Justice in their quest to see records that would reveal how far the tracking of cell phone users has gone.Late November, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act, but has yet to see any documentation. Together with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the organizations say "information now in the public domain suggests that [the DOJ] may be engaging in unauthorized and potentially unconstitutional tracking of individuals through their mobile phones." They are asking for a more detailed understanding of the agency's policies and procedures for allowing federal officials to do so.

U.S. attorneys have been bypassing the need to obtain court-ordered warrants to track cell phone users, instead going straight to mobile operators, the groups say. A DOJ spokesman declined to comment on the lawsuit.PC World

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Jim Manico

OWASP Global Board Member

Jim Manico is a Global Board Member for the OWASP foundation where he helps drive the strategic vision for the organization. OWASP's mission is to make software security visible, so that individuals and organizations worldwide can make informed decisions about true software security risks. OWASP's AppSecUSA<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/> conferences represent the nonprofit's largest outreach efforts to advance its mission of spreading security knowledge, for more information and to register, see here<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/?page_id=534>. Jim is also the founder of Manicode Security where he trains software developers on secure coding and security engineering. He has a 18 year history building software as a developer and architect. Jim is a frequent speaker on secure software practices and is a member of the JavaOne rockstar speaker community. He is the author of Iron-Clad Java: Building Secure Web Applications<http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Clad-Java-Building-Secure-Applications/dp/0071835881> from McGraw-Hill and founder of Brakeman Pro. Investor/Advisor for Signal Sciences.

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