On August 25, 2010, Mercedes Costoyas, a.k.a., Mercedes Costoyas-Perret, 53, of Iowa City, IA, and John P. Phommivong, 30, of North Liberty, IA, were each sentenced to one year probation for exceeding authorized computer access. The sentencing was announced on September 25 by United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. United States District Judge James E….
Category: Court
Prosecutor: Ruling on taping cops creates problems
Ben Nuckols of The Associated Press reports: Harford County State’s Attorney Joseph Cassilly says a judge’s ruling that it’s OK for citizens to record police officers on public streets could make it more difficult for officers to do their jobs….. He says if a conversation between an officer and another person on a street isn’t…
Geo-Location Tracking Data, the Courts, and Your Privacy
Stephen Gantz, an information security and privacy professional, has recently posted two articles on GPS, privacy, and court decisions. In the first, “Geo-Location Tracking Data and Your Privacy,” Gantz writes: Can GPS be used to track your movements, without a warrant? That depends… The 4th Amendment implications of location-based data have been a topic of active…
Top Court to Decide Corporate Privacy Rights
James Vicini of Reuters reports: The U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would decide whether corporations like AT&T Inc can claim personal privacy to prevent the disclosure of government records about them under the freedom of information law. The justices agreed to hear an Obama administration appeal arguing that the law’s personal privacy…