Scott M. Fulton, III writes: You may think that your communications with other individuals over the Internet may be protected from unreasonable use by U.S. law enforcement without subpoena and due process. The truth is, judges have been loosening the interpretation of a 1986 wiretapping law, almost pretending that it did apply to present circumstances….
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US Forest Service admits putting surveillance cameras on public lands
FourthAmendment.com alerts us to this report by Tony Bartelme: Last month, Herman Jacob took his daughter and her friend camping in the Francis Marion National Forest. While poking around for some firewood, Jacob noticed a wire. He pulled on it and followed it to a video camera and antenna. The camera didn’t have any markings…
Judge Demands $50 Million From Plain Dealer
I was waiting for the other shoe to drop on this one, and now it has. As reported previously, the Cleveland Plain Dealer recently unmasked an online commenter and identified her as a judge. Now the judge is suing the paper for $50 million. Jeff Gorman of Courthouse News reports: A state court judge demands…
State Farm Challenges Constitutionality of Canadian Privacy Law
Michael Geist writes: Later this month, the Federal Court of Canada will hear a case in Halifax that threatens Canada’s privacy law framework. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is contesting the constitutional validity of Canada’s private sector privacy legislation (PIPEDA), arguing it oversteps the federal government’s jurisdictional power. My weekly technology law column (Toronto…