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…
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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…
Wikileaks investigation produces novel ECPA standing decision
Jennifer Granick comments on the recent ruling that Twitter users had no standing to challenge the DOJ’s 2703(d) order to compel Twitter to produce non-content records of some individuals who have been associated with WikiLeaks: […] The Court’s reliance on Section 2704 to find no standing is interesting. Although Section 2704(b)(1) is titled “Customer Challenges,”…