… below is Adam Cohen’s addition to the Fourth Amendment: When the National Security Agency spying scandal broke in 2005, it revealed that the government was engaged in a sweeping program of surveillance of its own citizens. As technology advances, the ability of the government to spy on ordinary Americans is growing rapidly. The government has sophisticated methods of…
Category: Laws
Pointer: Going on NOW: Hearing on FISA Amendments Act reauthorization
If you happen to see this in time, you can catch the live stream of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security hearing on the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2008: http://www.c-span.org/Events/House-Judiciary-Subcmte-Debates-FISA-Amendments-Reauthorization/10737431128/
Consumer group says self-driving cars pose privacy risk
Jerry Hirsch reports: A consumer group says a bill that would allow self-driving cars on California’s roads does not do enough to protect privacy. The bill, SB 1298, sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), has passed the California Senate and is awaiting Assembly consideration in June. It establishes guidelines for “autonomous vehicles” to be tested…
Bill banning warrantless cellphone tracking clears California Senate
Michelle Maltais reports: California is one step closer to banning law enforcement from tapping the data from the tracking device in your palm, pocket or purse without a warrant. The state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that requires a warrant to seek access from wireless carriers to the near-constant data stream coming from our cellphones….