Charles Pope reports that Senator Ron Wyden wants to address an issue that has been one of my “hot button” issues — the hodge podge of decisions as to whether government needs a warrant or not when seeking our cell phone data. Pope reports: …. Sen. Ron Wyden is among a number of lawmakers working…
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Tw: The Age of Information Liability Begins
Benjamin Chiang of CommonWealth Magazine in Taiwan recently discussed some of the consequences of revisions to the 1995 Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Act (the CDPA). The provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act are expected to go into effect in 2011, and Chiang says that the revised law has created a “legal minefield.” Some snippets…
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy . . . Not!
Law professor Susan Brenner writes: As I’ve explained in earlier posts, the 4th Amendment protects us from “unreasonable” searches and seizures. And as I’ve noted, under the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Katz v. U.S., 389 U.S. 347 (1967), a “search” violates a reasonable expectation of privacy in a place or thing. Under Katz, you have a 4th Amendment…
Traffic Stop Video Puts Md.’s Wiretap Law On Trial
It’s the traffic stop that’s put Maryland’s wiretap law on trial. The motorcycle rider who videotaped his encounter with police moved to have the charges against him dismissed. Alex DeMetrick reports the outcome could put police in the public’s viewfinders. Police have cameras trained on all of us, recording everything from arrests to calls for…