Changes to Rule 41 Will Greatly Increase Law Enforcement Hacking, Surveillance San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the Tor Project, and dozens of other organizations are calling today on citizens and website operators to take action to block a new rule pushed by the U.S. Justice Department that would greatly expand the government’s ability to…
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Announcement: Heading to Montreal F1
So thanks to a regular – and wonderful – reader of this blog, I snagged tickets to the Montreal Grand Prix and am heading up there for the weekend. News updates will probably be in the evening, but may not get fully caught up until I’m back next Tuesday. Similarly, submitted comments may sit in…
Heading out to the Privacy Law Scholar’s Conference
My favorite conference of the year is PLSC. I always feel honored that this snarky non-lawyer, non-scholarly PITA is invited. I’ll be on the road much of today, and if you can believe it, I will be staying with a friend who has… wait for it… dial-up. I’ll be updating occasionally during the conference, but all will be caught…
Anti-Choice Groups Use Smartphone Surveillance to Target ‘Abortion-Minded Women’ During Clinic Visits
Sharona Coutts reports: Women who have visited almost any abortion clinic in the United States have seen anti-choice protesters outside, wielding placards and chanting abuse. A Boston advertiser’s technology, when deployed by anti-choice groups, allows those groups to send propaganda directly to a woman’s phone while she is in a clinic waiting room. Read more…