Keith Lang reports: A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is introducing legislation to limit the domestic use of drones, which is being examined now by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “It doesn’t take a constitutional law professor to see why legislation is needed to protect the rights of the American people,” Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas), the…
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Florida State Senator Jeff Brandes wants warrants required for cell phone searches
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…
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…