The Associated Press reports that the judge in the Lower Merion School District webcam case says that the FBI can view computer evidence gathered through a lawsuit by the family of one student that accuses the district of electronically spying on students. Although a number of blogs I’ve read in the past few weeks seemed…
Category: Surveillance
U.S. Supreme Court: Justices might like national ID card
Michael Kirkland of UPI reports: Americans are facing the prospect, some say the specter, of a national ID card. At least one civil liberties advocate warns the proposed card would bring government “into the very center of our lives.” The card — part of a much larger Democratic proposal in Congress for immigration reform revealed…
Colo. High Court Issues Seven Opinions, Four On Warrantless Searches
The Colorado Supreme Court released seven opinions on Monday, four of which related to Arizona v. Gant, a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court decision that raised the standards for warrantless vehicular searches conducted after the vehicle’s occupants have been arrested and secured. Perez v. People. The Supreme Court, in a 5-2 decision reversing the Court of…
UK: Internet cafe surveillance ‘security theatre’
David Canton writes: Internet cafes in the United Kingdom are the latest victims of privacy invasive counter$terrorism measures. Scotland Yard recently asked Internet cafe owners to monitor customers’ use of public computers. The authorities are encouraging owners to check activity on their computers and keep an eye on any suspicious activity. Yet police say it’s…