Major privacy win at the border thanks to EFF
The court held that the government must have reasonable suspicion of digital contraband before searching people’s electronic devices at the U.S. border. This major advance […]
4th Amendment
FBI, ICE use driver license photos without owners’ knowledge or consent – The Salt Lake Tribune
Washington • Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have turned state driver license databases into a facial-recognition gold mine, […]
Opinion | Losing Our Fourth Amendment Data Protection – The New York Times
In 1967, in the landmark case United States v. Katz, the Supreme Court ruled that those protections applied to phone conversations, and not just in […]
Parking Enforcers Who Chalk Tires Violate The Constitution, Court Rules : NPR
“Trespassing upon a privately-owned vehicle parked on a public street to place a chalk mark to begin gathering information to ultimately impose a government sanction […]
The NSA’s Hidden Spy Hubs in Eight U.S. Cities
The NSA considers AT&T to be one of its most trusted partners and has lauded the company’s “extreme willingness to help.” It is a collaboration […]
Why cops won’t need a warrant to pull the data off your autonomous car | Ars Technica
For now, federal law and Supreme Court precedent dictates that law enforcement has the authority to legally monitor anyone in public. The basic idea is […]
ICE has struck a deal to track license plates across the US – The Verge
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has officially gained agency-wide access to a nationwide license plate recognition database, according to a contract finalized earlier […]
Hollywood man gets 180 days in jail for not giving cops his iPhone code | Miami Herald
“I swear, under oath, I’ve given them the password,” Source: Hollywood man gets 180 days in jail for not giving cops his iPhone code | […]