Martin Argles of the Guardian took this picture of Gordon Brown’s staff at 10 Downing Street listening in to the phone call from Nick Clegg informing Brown that the Lib Dems had formed a coalition with the Conservatives, leaving Brown and Labour out.
Category: Surveillance
Picture This: Body Worn Video Devices (‘Head Cams’) as Tools for Ensuring Fourth Amendment Compliance by Police
I’ve occasionally posted news stories about some citizen being charged for using their cell phone or a head cam to record police officers while they are on duty. In some cases, the charges are premised on state laws that prohibit audio recording of a person without their consent. Now a new article by David A….
EFF Demands Records on PATRIOT Act Effectiveness, Lawfulness, and Misuse
Lawsuit Seeks Information on Three Controversial Surveillance Provisions in Advance of Congressional Debate The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit today against the Department of Justice (DOJ), demanding records on three controversial PATRIOT Act surveillance provisions that expire early next year unless Congress renews them. EFF is seeking the immediate release of Federal Bureau of…
Articles of note
The May issue of the Minnesota Law Review has the papers from a 2009 symposium on cyberspace and the law. Here are some of the articles in this issue, courtesy of Concurring Opinions: Jane E. Kirtley, Mask, Shield, and Sword: Should the Journalist’s Privilege Protect the Identity of Anonymous Posters to News Media Websites?, 94…