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DOJ strong-arming FedEx and UPS

2013-03-22 17:59:50.502476+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Obama’s “No Fly” List for FedEx and UPS.

I am loathe to link to things that ascribe US DOJ actions to "Obama", but I think this is a good round-up of all of the various links about the DOJ pressuring FedEx and UPS to do search and invasion of privacy where law enforcement may not:

When FedEx attempted to get a list of pharmacies suspected of illegal activities in order to refuse their packages, the DOJ’s response was telling. The DOJ refused because providing a list could violate the due-process rights of businesses named and thus open the DOJ to lawsuits. An interesting message is implicit in this refusal. ...

[ related topics: Privacy Law Enforcement Civil Liberties Government ]

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