Joshua Rozenberg reports: Max Mosley, the former president of motorsport’s governing body the FIA and winner of a famous privacy victory over the News of the World, goes to the European court of human rights next week to seek a major restraint on press freedom. The court will hold an oral hearing next Tuesday to…
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Do Married Couples Have a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Their Email Messages?
Stephen Rohde, a constitutional lawyer and the Chair the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, blogs about the case in Michigan where a husband accessed his wife’s email account and has been charged under Michigan’s computer access/hacking statute. Rohde writes, in part: The alleged intrusion must also be “highly offensive” under the particular circumstances, which depends on…
California Supreme Court: Court: No right to data privacy if you’re arrested
A significant ruling by the California Supreme Court is reported in the Central Valley Business Times today. The news story begins: If you’re arrested in California, even for a traffic stop, police can rifle through the old text messages, photos, video and voice mail on your cell phone without a warrant, the state Supreme Court…
In: Supreme Court sends notice to Centre on phone tap
Press Trust of India reports: The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking laying down of guidelines for tapping telephonic conversation by taking into account the right to privacy of citizens. A bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly issued notices to the Centre and Department of…