Orin Kerr raises some concerns about Apple’s iOS 8 and their claims that they will no longer be able to turn over information – even with a warrant: If I understand how it works, the only time the new design matters is when the government has a search warrant, signed by a judge, based on a…
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OK Driver’s Licenses Not Secure; Will No Longer Be Accepted In Certain Areas
Dana Hernetky reports: If you rely on your Oklahoma Driver’s license to get into a secure area like a federal building or an airplane, things will be changing. Oklahoma is one of a handful of states that hasn’t complied with a federal mandate to make our driver’s licenses more secure. Beginning in 2015, you won’t…
LA police lie about whether you have to show them ID
Papers, Please! writes: Last week a Los Angeles police officer detained the movie actress Danielle Watts and told her, “I have every right to ask for you ID…. You do not have a right to say ‘No’…. Somebody called, which gives me the right to be here, so it gives me the right to identify you by law.” In…
No, Apple probably didn’t get new secret gov’t orders to hand over data
Cyrus Farivar reports: While Apple won’t confirm it, the company has removed its warrant canary from its latest transparency report, issued this week. While this could mean that the company has received a new secret government order to provide user data, there is still another more likely possibility: it’s not publishing warrant canaries at all. […] The newest…