Connor Jones reports: A new UK law, which has just received royal assent, will see anyone found to have clicked on terrorist propaganda handed a sentence of up to 15 years in prison. The new Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 which gives UK law enforcement greater powers to investigate suspected hostile activity, also updates…
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‘There’s going to be a fight here to weaken it’: Inside the lobbying war over California’s landmark privacy law
Tony Romm reports: A landmark law adopted in California last year to rein in the data-collection practices of Facebook, Google and other tech giants has touched off a lobbying blitz that could water it down, potentially undermining new protections that might apply to Internet users across the country. The fight between regulation-wary businesses and privacy…
Arizona Cops Researching Your Life Online to Find Who Got Photo Ticket In Your Car
Ray Stern reports: Arizona police have increasingly been digging into online records to find out who’s responsible for photo-enforcement tickets. Cops in several cities that use speed or red-light cameras tell Phoenix New Times they’ve been doing extra research to find the people in violation photos, beyond simply sending notices asking a car’s registered owner…
Privacy Advocates Argue One Link Click Doesn’t Justify Search
Brad Kutner reports: An internet privacy group went before the Fourth Circuit on Thursday trying to convince the three-judge panel that the government overstepped its authority by searching a man’s house for child pornography based on a single internet link he clicked. “A single click on a URL should not be enough” for probable cause,…