Last night, I posted a blog entry about why I think we need a bright line on government requests for cell phone location data. In that entry, I expressed my mixed reaction to a Third Circuit appellate decision that said that judges have the discretion to require a warrant. Consistent with my perspective that there…
Category: Court
Canadian perspective on laptop border searches
Kathleen Harris provides a Canadian perspective to the lawsuit filed by a Canadian student against Napolitano, reported here yesterday: Canada Border Services Agency says laptops are subject to routine search to ensure compliance with laws, and refusing to provide passwords can lead to confiscation. Personal information is to be protected. Nathalie Des Rosiers of the…
Lawsuit filed by woman jailed for a day due to ID theft due for trial
Rene Stutzman has an interesting story about a woman who sued Seminole County, Florida because she was jailed for a day after another woman had used her identity when she was arrested. The innocent ID theft victim reportedly said, “”I was held there when they knew it was not me, then I was strip searched and…
IL: Palatine man sues village because parking ticket reveals personal info
Kimberly Pohl reports: Jason Senne doesn’t dispute that he illegally parked overnight in Palatine, but the contents of the citation he received are an entirely different story. The Palatine man is suing the village for listing personal information on his Aug. 20 ticket – visible for five hours on his parked Acura in the area…