Beth Wang reports: New York can expand the use of a DNA database to blood relatives of people who have previously been convicted of a crime after the state’s top justices narrowly overturned a lower court’s ban on the practice. Chief Judge Rowan Wilson wrote the opinion for the four-judge majority, saying the state did have the…
Category: Surveillance
The TSA wants to put a government tracking app on your smartphone
Edward Hasbrouck writes: Today the Identity Project submitted our comments to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on the TSA’s proposed rules for “mobile driver’s licenses”. The term “mobile driver’s license” is highly misleading. The model Electronic Credential Act drafted by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) to authorize the issuance of these digital credentials and installation (“provisioning”) of government-provided…
AirTag stalking has led to ‘multiple murders,’ claims lawsuit against Apple
Ben Lovejoy reports: A class action lawsuit against Apple claims that AirTag stalking has led to “multiple murders.” […] A lawsuit was first filed on behalf of two AirTag stalking victims back in December of last year. ArsTechnica reports that this has now grown into a class action lawsuit representing “more than three dozen victims.” Read more at 9to5Mac. h/t, Joe…
Concealing Surveillance: The Government’s Disappearing Section 702 Notices
Sarah Taitz and Patrick C. Toomey report: Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act—the law the U.S. government relies on to conduct sweeping, warrantless surveillance—is once again coming under intense scrutiny. Judicial review of this surveillance is essential in our system of checks and balances, but for years the government has taken steps to block or limit courts’ ability…