Jackie Johnson reports: Photos, video and audio recordings captured without permission on private property with the use of a drone would be against the law under legislation being introduced at the state Capitol. Lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle in Wisconsin want to ensure remote-controlled flying devices do not threaten individual privacy rights….
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Hedlund Says UMass Should Release Bomb Suspect’s Records
Here we go again… another legislator who doesn’t understand FERPA? Tony Catinella reports: Hingham’s State Senator Robert Hedlund believes the public has the right to know the Marathon bombing suspect’s college records after UMass Dartmouth has refused to release them. Hedlund, a Republican State Senator told Fox News Insider, “once you engage in the kinds of activities…
Court Ruling Gives FBI Too Much Leeway on Surveillance Technology
Additional perspective on today’s ruling in Rigmaiden from Linda Lye of the ACLU: Today, a federal district judge in Arizona issued a very disappointing decision concerning the government’s obligations to be candid with courts about new technologies they are seeking a warrant to use. The case involves Daniel Rigmaiden, who is being criminally prosecuted for…
Are All Your Phone Calls On The Record?
From Huffington Post: A former FBI counterterrorism agent claimed on CNN that the government has ways to find out what was said in any conversation. Whether this is true or not, we know precious little about our growing surveillance state — what is it capable of doing? In this segment, hosted by Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, Declan…