Web firm fights US government over protester data in fresh clash on data


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 16 Aug 2017

Lawmakers in almost two dozen state capitols are considering ways to bolster consumer privacy protections rolled back with President Donald Trump's signature in April. (Dreamstime/TNS)

WASHINGTON: A web hosting firm is fighting a demand by US prosecutors for data on visitors to a site organising a protest during the inauguration of President Donald Trump in a fresh clash over digital privacy rights. 

The firm DreamHost said it was challenging a warrant seeking to identify the visitors of the protest site DisruptJ20, which organised a demonstration against Trump at the time of his swearing-in on Jan 20. 

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