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…
Category: Court
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…
‘Exposure’ photo breached teen’s privacy: court told
Police breached the privacy of a 14-year-old boy by publishing his photograph as part of their investigation into street violence in Derry, the High Court heard today. Lawyers for the teenager claimed his image appeared in newspapers and leaflets in a flawed and irrational “naming and shaming” tactic. The family of the boy, who cannot…
Cyberbullying: N.Y. State Court Rejects Online Harassment Claim
Stephen M. Kramarsky writes: Sticks and stones may break bones, but words never hurt. Or do they? Laws and ordinances passed in a number of cities and states across the country — and in a bill now under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives — treat harsh words on the internet quite differently from…