Score one for the citizenry! Peter Hermann of the Baltimore Sun reports: A Harford County Circuit Court judge ruled this afternoon that a motorcyclist who was arrested for videotaping his traffic stop by a Maryland State Trooper was within his rights to record the confrontation. Judge Emory A Pitt Jr. tossed all the charges…
Category: Court
Kr: Indictments filed over smartphone privacy
Lee Chul-jae and Ser Myo-ja report: Two companies and two of their officials were indicted yesterday on charges of illegally collecting personal information about customers through a software application for smartphones. According to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, indictments were filed against TomatoTV, the distributor of the smartphone application, and its developer, Semaphore Solutions…
ECPA reform–The Proposed Expansion of CALEA by the Obama Adminstration
Andy Serwin responds to this morning’s headlines about the administration seeking expanded wiretap capabilities: … While the bill won’t be sent to Congress until next year, it appears that what the Administration is asking for is an expansion of a law called the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, or CALEA. There has already been an expansion…
Use of sneak-and-peak warrants balloons from 87 in ’06 to 1,145 in ’09
James Ewinger reports: A little-known federal law that allows investigators to carry out a search warrant without the suspect’s knowledge contributed to the smashing of a major heroin ring in the area last week. […] The delayed-notice search warrant is designed to keep suspects from knowing they are under surveillance. In this case, investigators used…