FourthAmendment.com points us to a case in the Eighth Circuit holding that a cell phone is a “computer” for purposes of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines: United States v. Kramer, 10-1983 (8th Cir. February 8, 2011). Reading the excerpt from the opinion explaining their legal reasoning, I was left wondering, “Well wait…. if a cell phone is…
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Legal Battle Over Government Demands for Twitter Records Unsealed by Court
Great news from EFF: A federal court in Alexandria, Virginia today unsealed motions filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the American Civil Liberties Union, and others concerning government attempts to obtain Twitter account records about three individuals in connection with its WikiLeaks investigation. The documents were originally filed under seal late last month. One…
Bad Acts and Cell Phone Info In, Insanity Out in Feliciano Case
Laura Silvius reports: A judge ruled Monday that electronic communications between a cellular telephone belonging to the Rev. Edward Hinds of St. Patrick Church and cell phone towers will be allowed in the trial against Hinds’ accused murderer, Jose Feliciano. Police requested the communications or “pings” between the phone and towers from Verizon over a…
Waller claims privacy breach caused PTSD
Brionna Friedrich reports: Ray Waller has suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the release of documents by Calaveras County, according to a psychologist hired by his attorney. After Waller was dismissed from his post as chief building official in 2007, the county released 1,200 documents from his personnel file in response to…