Tim Cushing writes: The top court in Massachusetts is asking itself (and legal counsel representing both sides) questions that — on the surface level — don’t really appear to be that difficult to answer. Here’s how Thomas Harrison sums it up for Courthouse News: The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court struggled Wednesday to figure out whether police…
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9th Circuit: Police Violated Google Users’ Privacy Rights After Automated Email Scan Detected Child Pornography
Alaina Lancaster reports: A federal appeals court found that law enforcement violated a Google user’s constitutional rights when it opened email attachments the platform flagged as child pornography through an automated system. The ruling comes as Apple Inc. faced backlash from privacy advocates in August after announcing a feature that scans photos on its devices for child…
Facebook Rolls Out News Feed Change That Blocks Watchdogs from Gathering Data
Facebook Rolls Out News Feed Change That Blocks Watchdogs from Gathering Data The tweak, which targets the code in accessibility features for visually impaired users, drew ire from researchers and those who monitor the platform By: Corin Faife Facebook has begun rolling out an update that is interfering with watchdogs monitoring the platform. The Markup…
ShadowDragon: Inside the Social Media Surveillance Software that can Watch Your Every Move
Michael Kwet reports: A Michigan State Police contract, obtained by The Intercept, sheds new light on the growing use of little-known surveillance software that helps law enforcement agencies and corporations watch people’s social media and other website activity. The software, put out by a Wyoming company called ShadowDragon, allows police to suck in data from…