From WTSP: Senator Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) filed SB 846 Wednesday, a bill regarding search and seizure of a portable electronic device, designed to preserve the privacy of Floridians in a continuously evolving world of digital technology. “The 4th Amendment protects Floridians against unreasonable search of their papers and effects,” said Brandes. “In today’s increasingly…
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Lawmakers reintroduce cyberthreat information-sharing bill
Grant Gross reports: Two U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill over the objections of some privacy advocates and digital rights groups. As promised, Representatives Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, and C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger, a Maryland Democrat, have reintroduced the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a bill that would allow private…
President Obama’s Cybersecurity Executive Order Scores Much Better Than CISPA On Privacy
Andy Greenberg reports: With the reintroduction of the much-maligned Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act scheduled for the day after the State of the Union, the House of Representatives may have hoped the President’s own cybersecurity initiative would divert some of the attention away from the controversial legislation known as CISPA. Instead, the White House’s…
DHS: Border Device Search Policy Does Not Violate Fourth Amendment
Brian Donahue reports: The Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CLCR) has determined that the DHS’s warrantless, and often suspicion-less, search and seizure of electronics devices at U.S. borders does not violate the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search or seizure. The CLCR argues [pdf] that the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…