Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports: A Wisconsin woman trying to protect her “wholesome” image failed to persuade a federal appeals court to hold Google Inc liable because searches for her name could lead people to advertisements for drugs to treat sexual dysfunction. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago said on Wednesday Beverly…
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En Banc Ninth Circuit Holds That Computer Forensic Searches Are Like “Virtual Strip Searches” And Require Reasonable Suspicion At the Border
Orin Kerr on today’s Ninth Circuit en banc opinion in United States v. Cotterman, a case involving border searches of laptops. Today the Ninth Circuit announced a special rule for computer searches: Although a “review of computer files” can occur without reasonable suspicion, the “forensic examination” of a computer at the border requires reasonable suspicion…
Texas proposes one of nation’s “most sweeping” mobile privacy laws
Cyrus Farivar reports: Privacy experts say that a pair of new mobile privacy bills recently introduced in Texas are among the “most sweeping” ever seen. And they say the proposed legislation offers better protection than a related privacy bill introduced this week in Congress. If passed, the new bills would establish a well-defined, probable cause-driven warrant requirement for all location information….
The Catch-22 That Prevents Us From Truly Scrutinizing the Surveillance State
Ryan Calo writes: “That’s some catch, that Catch-22,” he observed. “It’s the best there is,” Doc Daneeka agreed. Joseph Heller was writing about crazy times. The setting is World War II and flying dangerous missions over Europe has taken its toll on American pilots. Many are so compromised psychologically that they probably shouldn’t be in…