William Matthews reports: Thanks to increasingly sophisticated communications technology and ever-expanding interconnected data bases, even small-town police can run detailed background checks to discover criminals during routine traffic stops. […] But there’s a big problem with this instant access to information: A lot of what’s in the databases is wrong, says Marc Rotenberg, president of…
Category: Court
DOJ Weighs Supreme Court Challenge in GPS Surveillance Dispute
Mike Scarcella writes: Justice Department lawyers continue weighing whether to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to pick up a controversial decision involving law enforcement’s warrantless use of GPS devices to track criminal suspects.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in August vacated the life sentence of a man named Antoine Jones, saying investigators should have…
TX: Austin man accused of putting spyware on wife’s computer, phone
An Austin man is facing felony charges, accused of placing spyware on his estranged wife’s computer and cell phone. An arrest warrant is issued for 41-year-old Karl Dalley. He is charged with unlawful interception of electronic communication. Read more on KVUE.
Netflix Data On Customer Viewing Habits Sparks New Class Action Lawsuit
Eriq Gardner reports: Netflix is contending with a new class action lawsuit that alleges the streaming service violates customer privacy by retaining viewing and payment records even after a customer cancels his or her service. Peter Comstock, a Virginia resident, filed the proposed class action last week in U.S. District Court in California on behalf…