These reports make it clear that, like everyone else, federal investigators have learned the value of cyberstalking when it comes to getting information about a person of interest. The groups behind the suit don't necessarily have a problem with that practice, recognizing it's done “often for laudable reasons.” What they would like to know is whether there are any procedures in place to limit its abuse and, if so, what they are.

The FOIA requests included a laundry list of the information that the EFF and Samuelson Center think would clarify the policy and highlight any potential for illegal overreach by the government. These include manuals on the procedures for accessing social sites and the circumstances that would trigger this action. Any policies for creating fake identities and retaining data harvested were requested, as was information on any software used to analyze the content. The groups also want details on whether any sites provide privileged user access to their content.

via EFF sues feds: tell us how you use Facebook for cyberstalking.

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