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Mass action against Google over iPhone data blocked by London court
And while everyone runs around preparing to sue Google over its newly disclosed Google+ vulnerability that exposed hundreds of thousands of people’s data, Google caught a break in a London court today in another matter. Michael Holden and Douglas Busvine report: London’s High Court on Monday blocked an attempt to bring legal action against Alphabet…
Feds to judge: We still think we can put GPS trackers on cars entering US
Cyrus Farivar reports: A top Homeland Security Investigations official has told a federal court that it remains the agency’s policy that officers can install a GPS tracking device on cars entering the United States “without a warrant or individualized suspicion” for up to 48 hours. There is no such time limit, HSI Assistant Director Matthew…
Police-Grade Surveillance Technology Comes to the Playground
Sidney Fussell reports: As other elementary schools across the country were preparing for the new school year by cleaning classrooms and training teachers, Hermosa Elementary, in Artesia, New Mexico was also installing a network of wireless microphones that could pick up the specific concussive audio signature of gunfire. Placed high in classrooms and hallways, the…