Burbank police officers investigating a rumor that a truant teenager was planning to “shoot up” Bellarmine-Jefferson High School five years ago were justified in invading the student’s family home without a warrant because of concerns that violence was imminent, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday. The unanimous, unsigned decision by the high court served as…
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SCOTUS: Want to attach a GPS device to a car to track it? You may need a warrant.
Nabiha Syed provides a roundup of responses to the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Jones that warrantless attachment of a GPS tracking device constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment. You can also find a selection of thoughts and commentaries on Concurring Opinions. Note that deciding that attaching a GPS to a car is a…
Ca: Welcome to the new tort of ‘intrusion upon seclusion’
Heather Gardiner reports: The Ontario Court of Appeal has opened a Pandora’s box by recognizing a privacy tort of “intrusion upon seclusion,” says one intellectual property lawyer. In Jones v. Tsige, Sandra Jones and Winnie Tsige worked at different branches of the Bank of Montréal but did not know each other. Tsige began a relationship with…
UK: Civilian snooping army doubles in four years
Tom Whitehead reports: More than 2,500 citizens working for town halls and private security companies can hand out fines, take photographs of offenders and demand their names and addresses. They are not accountable to the police, unless they break the law, and include car park attendants and dog wardens. There are growing concerns among rank-and-file…