Suzanne Smalley reports: The Utah Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of a defendant who had argued police could not force him to provide the passcode to his phone in order to aid their prosecution. The state’s highest court concluded that cell phone passcodes are protected under the Fifth Amendment, which gives Americans the right not to…
Category: Surveillance
Harry wins 15 claims in phone-hacking case against Mirror publisher
Sean Coughlan reports: Prince Harry has won 15 claims in his case accusing Mirror Group Newspapers of unlawfully gathering information for stories published about him. A judge has ruled in his favour on almost half of the sample of 33 stories used in his claims of phone hacking and other methods. A High Court ruling…
Debate over US surveillance powers pushed into 2024
Martin Matishak reports: Congress will wait until next year to debate the future of a key surveillance program after the House on Thursday approved a four-month extension of its legal authority. Lawmakers voted 310-118 to clear an $886 billion defense policy bill that included a temporary renewal until April 19 of federal powers to conduct…
Without a Trace: How to Keep Your Phone Off the Grid
Without a Trace: How to Keep Your Phone Off the Grid We answer the questions readers asked in response to our guide to anonymizing your phone By: Monique O. Madan and Wesley Callow About the LevelUp series: At The Markup, we’re committed to doing everything we can to protect our readers from digital harm, write…