CDRH Spyware Suit: Whistleblowers Sue Agency Over Email Surveillance
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Six current and former employees of FDA’s device center file suit in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., arguing that email and computer surveillance violated their constitutional and legal whistleblower rights.
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