Court: DHS can use it’s cellphone kill switch anytime, anywhere
MassPrivatei.blogspot.com
Monday, May 18, 2015
A D.C. appeals court ruled DHS can shutdown cellphone service anywhere for any reason and there’s NOTHING we can do about it!
In Feb. 2015 the appeals court agreed with the government’s contention that the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) allows DHS to withhold documents if their exposure could “endanger” public safety.
This is freaking unbelievable! An appeals court claims the public could be ‘ENDANGERED’ if we knew the details of DHS’s cellphone kill switch!
After the decision, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) asked the court to revisit the issue in what is known as an en banc review. The appeals court declined the order.
EFF demanded the document in 2011 after DHS shutdown cellphone service in a train station in advance of a peaceful protest! DHS refused to divulge the documents associated with Standard Operating Procedure 303, which the appeals court described as a “unified voluntary process for the orderly shut-down and restoration of wireless services during critical emergencies such as the threat of radio-activated improvised explosive devices.”
What is it going to take for the public to wake up? DHS controls our courts, police, justice system and much more. Now they control our cell phone service! Where does it end?
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