I’m somewhat surprised they don’t have a law already, but it sounds like Sweden is considering a proposed law to punish Peeping Tom pictures with jail time. Read more on The Local.
Category: Laws
Can Magistrate Judges Rule on How the Fourth Amendment Applies to the Execution of a Court Order At the Time of the Application?
Orin Kerr writes: Last week, I filed an amicus brief in the Fifth Circuit on a very important question in high-tech crime investigations. As far as I know, the issue is a matter of first impression in any court. Here’s the question: When privacy statutes require the government to obtain a court order before collecting records or…
Ie: Self-service search warrants after Damache v. DPP
TJ McIntyre writes: A peculiar feature of Irish law for many outside observers is the fact that search warrants are treated as being an executive rather than judicial function (PDF, ch.4). As a result a number of statutes give police the power to themselves issue such warrants on a “self-service” basis. Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in Damache v….
Ca: Serious breach of privacy rights
Alan Shanoff comments: It’s strange how so many commentators have whipped themselves into a lather over the attack on privacy rights in Bill C-30, otherwise known as the Protecting Children From Internet Predators Act. And yet they don’t appear troubled by another infringement of privacy rights that is even more serious. Anyone worried by the…