The Supreme Court has denied a request to review Gilmore v. Gonzales, a case challenging a government order that requires travelers to show ID before boarding planes at American airports. The Transportation Security Administration has refused to let the public see the order, claiming that it's "sensitive security...

Another key member of the House of Representatives has weighed in on the disputed Florida Congressional election, saying that not only the litigants but the House itself would benefit from more open discovery. On Thursday, the incoming Chairwoman of the House Administration Committee, which has the responsibility for evaluating any...

Colorado-based Ciber Inc., the largest laboratory that tests software used in U.S. voting systems, has been temporarily banned from approving new systems following problems discovered last summer by the Election Assistance Commission. In July, the EAC began a new oversight program that increased the level of scrutiny that independent...

According to a report released today by the Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office, the Transportation Security Administration publicly misrepresented how it handled commercial data while testing the controversial Secure Flight program. "As ultimately implemented, the commercial data test conducted in connection with the Secure Flight program testing did...

For several years, the Department of Homeland Security has been treating innocent travelers like suspected terrorists by using the Automated Targeting System (ATS) to assign them "risk assessment" scores. This invasive data-mining program was only recently revealed to the public, and EFF is attempting to document the system's effect...

Over a year since infecting CD purchasers' computers with flawed copy protection software, Sony BMG has reached a settlement with several state attorneys general (AGs) over the rootkit debacle. We've reviewed the Texas settlement agreement, which appears to be similar to agreements reached in other states, and it looks...