Sometimes, simpler is better. Dan Solove has generated an interesting test that the Supreme Court could apply to determine if GPS surveillance should require a warrant: The Fourth Amendment applies to a surveillance technology used in public if the surveillance technology: (1) extends significantly beyond human capabilities; and (2) is used in a manner beyond…
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Public Said to Be Misled on Use of the Patriot Act
Charlie Savage reports that Senators Udall and Wyden are continuing their admirable efforts to get the Department of Justice to come clean with the public on how it’s interpreting the PATRIOT Act: Two United States senators on Wednesday accused the Justice Department of making misleading statements about the legal justification of secret domestic surveillance activities…
Sienna Miller: I accused my own mother of leaking stories to News of the World
Yes, this is the third celebrity-related privacy news story I’m posting this morning, which may be some kind of record for a site that generally avoids celebrity news unless it raises important privacy questions. But read on, as I think this one does… Phone-hacking victim Sienna Miller accused her mother of leaking stories to the…
Koh Dismisses Privacy Complaints Against Apple, App Makers
Amy Miller reports: A federal judge in San Jose has dismissed a group of consolidated privacy class actions that claimed that Apple Inc. and eight other defendants let advertisers track mobile device users’ activity without permission. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh granted the motions to dismiss Tuesday, with leave to amend, finding that plaintiffs didn’t…