More information on the AT&T spying lawsuit:

"AT&T’s wholesale diversion of communications into the hands of the NSA violates federal wiretapping laws and the Fourth Amendment,” said EFF Staff Attorney Kevin Bankston. “More than just threatening individuals’ privacy, AT&T’s shameful choice to allow the government to spy on millions of ordinary Americans’ communications is a threat to the Constitution itself. We are asking the Court to put a stop to it now."

The Republican Party in Minnasota is distributing a CD that asks you your views on controversial issues — and then secretly sends your information back to their headquarters.

“So if you run the CD in your personal computer, by the end of it, the Minnesota GOP will not only know what you think on particular issues, but also who you are.”

Minnesota Public Radio is covering the story.

The Philadelphia Inquirer has an interesting article on how tax-return preparers will soon be allowed to sell your personal tax information to marketers.

Soon you may not be able to post anonymous comments in online forums. This is from a new bill in the State of New Jersey:

The operator of any interactive computer service or an Internet service provider shall establish, maintain and enforce a policy to require any information content provider who posts written messages on a public forum website either to be identified by a legal name and address, or to register a legal name and address with the operator of the interactive computer service or the Internet service provider through which the information content provider gains access to the interactive computer service or Internet, as appropriate.

This means that you would not be able to surf the Internet and post anonymous messages. You would have to provide your legal name and address before posting your free speech online.

New Scientist Breaking News - Invention: Wall-beating bugging

A new technique has been developed to eavesdrop through walls by using radio waves.

Texas sues Sony over the new spyware that certain Sony BMG music CDs help install on your Windows computer.

"The MediaMax software also installs files on users’ computers even if they decline to accept SunnComm’s terms in a licensing agreement. That software allows the company to track customers’ listening habits despite denials the company collects such data."

The UK is building a system to track the movements of all cars, and will store this information in a vehicle movement database for two years.

Coming to your country soon…