Orin Kerr writes: … As a matter of policy, when should targets of digital evidence investigations receive notice of the court orders? And when and how should they be allowed to challenge the orders as unlawful? In a traditional criminal case, suspects don’t receive notice that they are subjects of monitoring. When the government decides…
Category: Laws
Revised cybersecurity bill still needs revisions – Granick
I noted yesterday that both the ACLU and EFF had found that the revised cybersecurity bill, S. 3414, contained improved protections. Jennifer Granick of CIS points out what protections or clarifications are still missing. The revised Cybersecurity Act sponsored by Lieberman and Collins needs work. It’s provisions expand the government’s ability to conduct network surveillance…
Chief Justice allows DNA samples from Maryland suspects
Sung Un Kim reports: US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday temporarily stayed a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling that police could not collect DNA from individuals arrested for violent crimes and burglaries. The appeals court struck down the DNA collection law in April, finding a violation of the arrestee’s Fourth Amendment right to privacy. Roberts’ one-sentence decision will remain in effect at…
Revisions to cybersecurity bill incorporate more privacy protections
Encouraging news: both the ACLU and EFF say proposed amendments to the cybersecurity bill, S. 2105, address privacy concerns. Michelle Richardson of the ACLU writes that the proposed changes would: Ensure that companies who share cybersecurity information with the government give it directly to civilian agencies, and not to military agencies like the National Security…