Martin Kay, Ian Steward and Tracy Watkins report on a political scandal in New Zealand involving ACT MP David Garrett. Among the other concerns about his past, it turns out the MP is an identity thief, having used the identity of a dead baby to get a passport. He claims that he was inspired by…
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UK: Bin spies, yet again
Alex Deane writes: Just what is it with bureaucrats? They simply can’t stay out of dustbins! In the aftermath of our research, which showed that some 2.6 million households up and down the country had microchips installed in their dustbins (and none of them had been asked), the new Government banned “pay as you throw” schemes….
Recommended Article: Is the Fourth Amendment Really About ‘Privacy’?
Julian Sanchez provides more food for thought: …. Several fascinating recent papers, however, have instead argued that the root of the trouble with current Fourth Amendment doctrine is the very idea that the prohibition on “unreasonable searches” must be viewed primarily through the lens of privacy. If we consider public surveillance camera networks, or some…
Freiwald on Much-Anticipated Cell Location Privacy Decision
I’ve been waiting to hear Professor Freiwald’s reaction to the recent Third Circuit decision . Here we go… Danielle Citron writes: Professor Susan Freiwald generously agreed to blog about the recent Third Circuit decision regarding the privacy protections afforded cell phone location data. Here is Professor Freiwald’s commentary on the case: The Third Circuit…