Orin Kerr writes: Regular readers will recall the mosaic theory of the Fourth Amendmentintroduced by the DC Circuit in United States v. Maynard, by which law enforcement steps that aren’t searches in isolation can become searches when aggregated over time. For the most part, judges have been pretty skeptical of the mosaic theory. For example, in the…
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Homeland Security Pushes Forward “Real ID”
From EPIC.org: Beginning in 2015, many federal facilities will require a “Real ID” for entry where identification is required. Several states have opted out of the Real ID Act, a federal mandate to modify the design of state drivers licenses, raising questions about the ability of people in those states to access federal buildings and board commercial aircraft. EPIC, supported…
UK: Caerphilly County Borough Council signs undertaking after covertly surveilling employee out on sick leave
A council that ordered covert surveillance on a sick employee must review its approach after an Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) investigation. The ICO found the Council breached the Data Protection Act when it ordered the surveillance of an employee suspected of fraudulently claiming to be sick. From the undertaking, this summary of what happened: The Information…
Privacy Concerns Mount as Wearable Sensors Pop Up Everywhere
Andrej Sokolow reports: … the steady spread of sensors means more data is being accumulated all the time. Everything from blood pressure, to the time of day one typically leaves one’s house to a person’s standard bedtime to how many times one rolls over in bed – it’s all potentially captured by this new, personal technology….