Erik Uebelacker reports: A Fourth Amendment carveout that gives U.S. Border Patrol agents the right to conduct warrantless searches shouldn’t apply to cellphones and laptops, the American Civil Liberties Union argued to a Second Circuit panel on Monday. The “border search exception” allows federal officers to search people and items entering the United States, without…
Category: Surveillance
The Ethics Crunch: Confronting Bias and Privacy in Data Science
Somatirha writes: In the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, the ethical challenges of bias and privacy have never been more urgent. As AI-based decisions increasingly determine our daily lives, from employment to medical diagnostics, fears of algorithmic discrimination and individual data protection are escalating. Governments, businesses, and advocacy organisations across the globe…
The White Coat Didn’t Betray You — The Pixel Did: Judge Keeps Florida Wiretap Case Against Hospital Alive
Blake Landis of Troutman Amin, LLP writes: Your search history reveals more about you than you might realize. If you’ve ever noticed suspiciously specific medical ads appearing after researching health concerns online, you’re not just being paranoid; you’re witnessing sophisticated tracking technologies at work. A federal court in Florida handed down a decision that should…
DOGE says it needs to know the government’s most sensitive data, but can’t say why
Stephen Fowler and Jenna McLaughlin report: Fewer than 50 people have access to Social Security Administration databases containing hundreds of millions of people’s private financial and personal information. But only one also has access to the government’s human resources and student loan files. Akash Bobba is one of many Department of Government Efficiency staffers who have embedded…