Sabrina Canfield reports: A man who faces deportation based on information the Border Patrol got through worker raids demands documents about the raids. He says the documents will shed light on federal agents’ “covert surveillance and raids on day labor corners in New Orleans targeting reconstruction workers.” It is Joaquin Navarro Hernandez’s second request for…
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McDonald’s, CBS, Mazda & Microsoft Mine Data from Web Ads, Class Says
McDonald’s, CBS, Mazda and Microsoft use their Internet ads as a cover for data-mining, to identify the websites people visit, invading people’s privacy, misappropriating their personal information and interfering with the operations of their computers, a class action claims in Federal Court. “Defendants acted in concert with [nonparty] Interclick, mining consumers’ web browser histories for…
Pennsylvania appeals court allows evidence obtained with GPS technology
Eryn Correa reports: A Pennsylvania appeals court on Saturday overturned the Chester County Court of Common Pleas decision banning the use of evidence obtained with global positioning systems (GPS) technology. The three judge panel of the appeals court ruled to allow the admission [Daily Local News report] of evidence that could bring four more alleged…
Is reading wife’s e-mail a crime? Rochester Hills man faces trial
L.L. Brasier reports: A Rochester Hills man faces up to 5 years in prison — for reading his wife’s e-mail. Oakland County prosecutors, relying on a Michigan statute typically used to prosecute crimes such as identity theft or stealing trade secrets, have charged Leon Walker, 33, with a felony after he logged onto a laptop…