NextGov reports: Organized by advocacy nonprofit Digitalcourage, the 15th annual BBAs were announced Friday night in Bielefeld, Germany, a northwestern city of about 330,000. The tech prize was awarded to Hello Barbie, a “smart” version of the toymaker Mattel’s iconic doll, that records everything its owner says and allows parents to review the sound clips. … three Big…
Category: Govt
Police can’t extend traffic stop to wait for drug sniffing dog if there’s no reasonable suspicion
In a 6-3 ruling released today, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Rodriguez v. United States that police cannot prolong a routine traffic stop to enable a drug sniffing dog to show up to sniff your car for drugs if there’s no reasonable suspicion. From the syllabus (not the opinion), the background and issue before the court: Officer Struble, a…
Should Law Enforcement Have the Ability to Access Encrypted Communications?
Point and counterpoint debate on The Wall Street Journal. It continues with a response from Amy Hess of the FBI, here.
FBI can’t cut Internet and pose as cable guy to search property, judge says
David Kravets reports the latest development in a case previously noted on this site: A federal judge issued a stern rebuke Friday to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s method for breaking up an illegal online betting ring. The Las Vegas court frowned on the FBI’s ruse of disconnecting Internet access to $25,000-per-night villas at Caesar’s Palace…