Nebraska Company Providing Digital Wiretaps of Messaging Platforms to Law Enforcement Agencies by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso PenLink, a Nebraska company, is filling the void in the U.S. of private companies that help law enforcement agencies—mostly federal, but some local as well—accomplish the digital equivalent of wiretapping communications …

FBI Teaches Law Enforcement How to Turn Your Cell Phone Against You by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman A recently revealed FBI report provides detailed instruction to law enforcement on snooping through cell phone data, often without a search warrant, while also delving into similarly warrantless mining of social media …