Jennifer Granick of the Electronic Frontier Foundation provides some legal analysis of recent court decisions involving stored email communications. Last week, two new district court opinions took opposing views on the question of whether the Fourth Amendment protects stored email. One of the cases easily adopted the prevailing view that the Constitution protects electronic communications,…
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As Congress Considers State Secrets Reform, Obama Admin Tries to Shut Down Yet Another Warrantless Wiretapping Lawsuit
Kevin Bankston of the Electronic Frontier Foundation comments on the Obama administration’s recent filing in Shubert v. Bush. Attorney General Holder’s public statement about the reason for their position was reported here. Bankston writes: In a Court filing late Friday night, the Obama Administration attempted to dress up in new clothes its embrace of one…
Privacy by Design: Essential for Organizational Accountability and Strong Business Practices
From the introduction to the paper (pdf): Professor Paul A. Schwartz recently wrote: “Companies are now putting internal policies in place, centered on forward looking rules of information management and training of personnel. Such policies are, at the very least, a necessary precondition for an effective accountability regime that develops a high level of privacy…
ACLU appeals ruling in Review-Journal subpoena case
Joan Whitely reports: Litigation continues about the right to anonymously post disparaging comments online about a Las Vegas-based jury and prosecutor. The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada has filed an appeal of federal Judge Kent Dawson’s October decision to not examine the legality of subpoenas served last summer on the Las Vegas Review-Journal to…