Alex Byers reports: Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s announcement that he’ll retire in 2015 is the latest personnel move in a month that has thrown the legislative end of the online consumer privacy world into flux. The West Virginia Democrat, who’s been the upper chamber’s most vocal proponent of strengthening online privacy laws, is the third privacy…
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Student Appeals Suspension for Refusing to Wear RFID Tracker
David Kravets reports that Andrea Hernandez , the Texas student who objected to wearing an RFID-chipped student ID tag on religious grounds, has filed an appeal of the federal court ruling upholding the Northside Independent School District’s ultimatum that she either wear the tag without the RFID chip or go to another school.
FBI Documents Shine Light on Clandestine Cellphone Tracking Tool
I’ve covered Stingray before, but the general public really really needs to become more aware of its use. Ryan Gallagher reports: The FBI calls it a “sensitive investigative technique” that it wants to keep secret. But newly released documents that shed light on the bureau’s use of a controversial cellphone tracking technology called the “Stingray”…
SCOTUS hears oral arguments on warrantless blood tests for DUI
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments (transcript, pdf) today in Missouri v. McNeely . The issue is whether police can take a blood sample in cases of suspected driving under the influence (DUI) without a warrant. Lyle Denniston provides his recap of how it went: Even allowing for the reality that what is said at a…