Abby Sewell and Richard Winton report: Lancaster this week embarked on what experts say is a first-of-its-kind aerial surveillance over the city, using a small Cessna plane. The plane, equipped with sophisticated video equipment, is set fly a loop above the city for up to 10 hours a day, beaming a live video feed of…
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AP uncovers secret data-mining by Romney campaign
Jack Gillum reports: Building upon its fundraising prowess, Mitt Romney’s campaign began a secretive data-mining project this summer to trove through Americans’ personal information — including their purchasing history and church attendance — to identify new and likely wealthy donors, The Associated Press has learned….. For Romney’s data-mining project, which began as early as June, the…
Pixelhead – the ultimate in anonymous?
I love it! Jessica Ware of The Local reports: A German artist has created a pixellated balaclava, perfect for confusing street cameras in a nation where mistrust of public surveillance is widespread even as the appetite for Facebook is unabated. Martin Backes spoke to The Local. Backes, a digital media artist among many other things,…
Introduction: Symposium – William Rehnquist’s Fourth Amendment
Thomas K. Clancy has an article available on SSRN, Introduction: Symposium – William Rehnquist’s Fourth Amendment. Here’s the abstract: William Rehnquist served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from September 26, 1986 to September 3, 2005. During that period, he wrote an astonishing number of majority opinions on the Fourth Amendment, totaling in all…