Lyle Denniston has another insightful analysis and commentary on SCOTUSBlog over today’s oral arguments: When the Supreme Court meets in private Friday to discuss Snyder v. Phelps, a profound question will hang over the discussion: Can we put aside our emotional reaction? If the answer, implicit or otherwise, is no, then the case is over, and…
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Give us the encryption key so we can find evidence against you
The sentencing of 19-year old Oliver Drage for refusal to provide his encryption key has generated a lot of discussion. Drage was suspected of having child porn on his computer but apparently has not been tried or convicted on those charges — possibly because law enforcement couldn’t access what they suspect is the evidence on…
Privacy on the Smart Grid
Ariel Bleicher writes: Back in 2007, when the Dutch government announced that all 7 million homes in the Netherlands would be equipped with smart meters by 2013, it anticipated little resistance. After all, who wouldn’t welcome a device that could save both energy and money? But consumers worried that such intelligent monitoring devices, which transmit power-usage…
Argument recap from SCOTUS: Caution on privacy (NASA v. Nelson)
Although L.A. Times reporter David G. Savage thought things didn’t go well for Caltech scientists in the Supreme Court today, Lyle Denniston offers a different perspective on how oral arguments went in the background check privacy case where the government is the employer: Two perceptions emerged with clarity Tuesday from a complex Supreme Court argument…