PPSA writes: Imagine this scenario: It’s early evening, and you and your special someone are on the couch preparing to binge-watch your favorite streaming show. Ding-dong. You answer the door and, as you hoped, it is the dinner delivery person. He hands you your prepaid, pre-tipped meal and you start to shut the door when…
Category: Surveillance
Federal Appeals Court Finds Geofence Warrants Are “Categorically” Unconstitutional
Andrew Crocker writes: In a major decision on Friday, the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that geofence warrants are “categorically prohibited by the Fourth Amendment.” Closely following arguments EFF has made in a number of cases, the court found that geofence warrants constitute the sort of “general, exploratory rummaging” that the drafters of the Fourth Amendment intended to outlaw. EFF…
The UN is moving to fight cybercrime but privacy groups say human rights will be violated
Michael Weissenstein reports: A global deal on the criminal use of computer technology is moving ahead despite worries it will let governments around the world violate human rights by probing electronic communications and bypassing privacy safeguards. Nearly 200 nations approved the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime on Thursday afternoon at a special committee meeting that capped months of complicated…
Black Hat USA 2024, DEF CON 32 attendees treated like children – or criminals – with invasive hotel room checks
Stefanie Schappert reports: Resorts World Las Vegas, a popular hotel for Black Hat USA and DEF CON 2024 conference attendees, has mud on its face after it was revealed earlier this week that all hotel guests will be subjected to invasive and mandatory room checks. Cybernews, also at Black Hat this week, has the details – and…