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| − | ''''' | + | ''December 20<sup>th</sup>'' |
| − | * | + | *Congress is abandoning the 5th amendment ([http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/12/scandal-alert-congress-is-quietly-abandoning-the-5th-amendment/266498/ Article]) |
| + | ''November 26<sup>th</sup>'' | ||
| + | *Supreme Court rejects plea to ban taping of Illinois police ([http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-supreme-court-rejects-plea-to-prohibit-taping-of-police-20121126,0,686331.story Article]) | ||
| + | ''November 15<sup>th</sup>'' | ||
| + | *Obama secretly signed a cybersecurity directive ([https://rt.com/usa/news/obama-directive-20-cyber-715/ Article]) | ||
| + | ''November 6<sup>th</sup>'' | ||
| + | *President Obama is reelected to office | ||
| + | ''October 26<sup>th</sup>'' | ||
| + | *The FISA amendments allowing for warrantless wiretapping have gone before the Supreme Court ([http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/10/scotus-eavesdropping/ Article]) | ||
| + | ''October 11<sup>th</sup>'' | ||
| + | *Activist is jailed without charge for remaining silent during a grand jury ([http://www.salon.com/2012/10/11/third_northwest_activist_jailed_for_staying_silent/ Article]) | ||
| + | ''October 9<sup>th</sup>'' | ||
| + | *The Supreme Court declined to hear a telecom privacy invasion lawsuit due to a retroactive protection law passed by Congress in 2008 ([http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-supreme-court-telecom-nsa-20121009,0,5705204.story Article]) | ||
| + | ''October 3<sup>rd</sup>'' | ||
| + | *The Federal Appeals Court stayed the injunction on the NDAA's indefinite detention clause. ([https://www.examiner.com/article/federal-court-rules-favor-of-ndaa Article]) | ||
| + | *A Senate panel found anti-terror data-sharing centers are useless ([https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/10/03/162209738/senate-panels-finds-anti-terror-data-sharing-centers-were-useless Article]) | ||
| + | ''August 16<sup>th</sup>'' | ||
| + | *US Court upholds patent law allowing "isolated" genes to be patented. ([https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/08/18 Article]) | ||
| + | ''August 15<sup>th</sup>'' | ||
| + | *The US Circuit Court of Appeals in ''United States vs. Skinner'' declared that tracking via cell phone GPS falls under "stored communications" and doesn't require a warrant. ([http://www.pcworld.com/article/260980/federal_judge_your_location_is_no_more_private_than_the_color_of_your_car.html Article]) | ||
''July 19<sup>th</sup>'' | ''July 19<sup>th</sup>'' | ||
*S.3414 Introduced ([http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/s3414 govtrack] [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s3414pcs/pdf/BILLS-112s3414pcs.pdf Text]) | *S.3414 Introduced ([http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/s3414 govtrack] [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s3414pcs/pdf/BILLS-112s3414pcs.pdf Text]) | ||
**This is a new less destructive form of CISPA, but it still requires work to become an acceptable bill. More about it by the [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/07/new-cybersecurity-proposal-patches-serious-privacy-vulnerabilities EFF]. | **This is a new less destructive form of CISPA, but it still requires work to become an acceptable bill. More about it by the [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/07/new-cybersecurity-proposal-patches-serious-privacy-vulnerabilities EFF]. | ||
| + | **''August 2<sup>nd</sup> Failed Cloture'' | ||
| + | ''June 8<sup>th</sup>'' | ||
| + | *A US Judge shot down a case between Apple and Google calling the US patent system "dysfunctional" ([http://gigaom.com/mobile/famous-judge-spikes-apple-google-case-calls-patent-system-dysfunctional/ Article]) | ||
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December 20th
- Congress is abandoning the 5th amendment (Article)
November 26th
- Supreme Court rejects plea to ban taping of Illinois police (Article)
November 15th
- Obama secretly signed a cybersecurity directive (Article)
November 6th
- President Obama is reelected to office
October 26th
- The FISA amendments allowing for warrantless wiretapping have gone before the Supreme Court (Article)
October 11th
- Activist is jailed without charge for remaining silent during a grand jury (Article)
October 9th
- The Supreme Court declined to hear a telecom privacy invasion lawsuit due to a retroactive protection law passed by Congress in 2008 (Article)
October 3rd
- The Federal Appeals Court stayed the injunction on the NDAA's indefinite detention clause. (Article)
- A Senate panel found anti-terror data-sharing centers are useless (Article)
August 16th
- US Court upholds patent law allowing "isolated" genes to be patented. (Article)
August 15th
- The US Circuit Court of Appeals in United States vs. Skinner declared that tracking via cell phone GPS falls under "stored communications" and doesn't require a warrant. (Article)
July 19th
- S.3414 Introduced (govtrack Text)
- This is a new less destructive form of CISPA, but it still requires work to become an acceptable bill. More about it by the EFF.
- August 2nd Failed Cloture
June 8th
- A US Judge shot down a case between Apple and Google calling the US patent system "dysfunctional" (Article)