Todd Cooper reports: First, Little Bear became Big Brother as an Omaha-area woman inserted an electronic device into her daughter’s favorite stuffed animal to record her ex-husband. Now, Little Bear has become Big Burden as a judge has ordered the woman and her father to pay a total of $120,000 to six people who were…
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Third Circuit Court hears appeal on federal DNA collection
Nathan Gorenstein reports: A federal appeals court in Philadelphia will decide whether it is constitutional for the government to take DNA samples from people arrested, but not convicted of a crime, and keep the specimens on file like fingerprints. The case applies only to defendants in federal criminal cases, not those convicted of a crime….
Ca: Border security deal raises privacy, sovereignty issues
Canadian Press reports: A proposed border deal between Canada and the United States will mean a tradeoff between sovereignty and security, says a former ambassador to Washington. Michael Wilson, a retired diplomat and one-time Tory finance minister, told a defence and security conference there must be understanding, trust and confidence for the plan to work….
Finnish government wants police to have spyware powers
A draft amendment of the Coercive Measures Act would give the police the power to install so-called spyware on a suspect’s computer, the Finnish News Agency (STT) has learnt. Spyware commonly refers to software installed on a computer without the user’s consent. If passed the law would effectively authorise the police to break or hack…