Kim Lyons reports: The city of Baltimore’s spy plane program was unconstitutional, violating the Fourth Amendment protection against illegal search, and law enforcement in the city cannot use any of the data it gathered, a court ruled Thursday. The Aerial Investigation Research (or AIR) program, which used airplanes and high-resolution cameras to record what was happening…
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French spyware bosses indicted for their role in the torture of dissidents
Patrick Howell O’Neill reports: Senior executives at a French spyware firm have been indicted for the company’s sale of surveillance software to authoritarian regimes in Libya and Egypt that resulted in the torture and disappearance of dissidents. While high-tech surveillance is a multibillion-dollar industry worldwide, it is rare for companies or individuals to face legal…
Hot Pursuit May Still Require Warrant, High Court Rules
Samantha Hawkins reports on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Lange v. California: Raising the bar for the exception to warrant requirements under the Fourth Amendment, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday that police should get less leeway when investigating misdemeanor crimes versus felonies in progress. “The flight of a suspected misdemeanant does not always justify a warrantless…
Demand for personal banking info to get F1 race ticket refund prompts privacy concerns
Leah Hendry reports: Formula One fans who have waited more than a year to get a refund for their cancelled 2020 Canadian Grand Prix tickets are now being asked to fork over personal banking information to get their money back. Michelle Savoy bought race tickets for her son as a Christmas present in 2019. When…