Texas is turning out to be a hotbed of privacy-protective legislation recently. D. Goodwin writes: A Texas bill that would nullify warrantless drone spying gained final approval this week and now heads to Gov. Rick Perry’s desk for his signature. HB912 would virtually eliminate all warrantless drone spying in the Lone Star State and criminalizes all…
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Prosecutors’ use of mobile phone tracking is ‘junk science,’ critics say
Mark Hansen writes: At his trial last year on federal kidnapping and conspiracy charges, prosecutors sought to introduce cell tower evidence purporting to show that calls placed from defendant Antonio Evans’ cellphone could have come from his aunt’s house, where the victim was thought to have been held for ransom. That’s not unusual. Hardly a…
Unprecedented e-mail privacy bill sent to Texas governor’s desk
I was so intrigued reading this bill yesterday that I forgot to blog about it, it seems. Cyrus Farivar reports: Assuming that Texas Governor Rick Perry does not veto it, the Lone Star State appears set to enact the nation’s strongest e-mail privacy bill. The proposed legislation requires state law enforcement agencies to get a warrant…
Warning lands Batavia teacher in hot water (CORRECTED)
CORRECTION: This appears to be Batavia, Illinois, not the Batavia in New York. Susan Sarkauskas reports on a case in Batavia, New York that raises some important questions: A Batavia High School teacher’s fans are rallying to support him as he faces possible discipline for advising students of their Constitutional rights before taking a school…