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”…
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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…
Student who refused to wear RFID tag at school loses federal court suit
Francisco Vara-Orta reports that the Northside Independent School District student who has refused to wear an RFID chipped ID tag on religious grounds has lost her lawsuit, and the district can transfer her to another school in the district that does not use RFID-chipped tags if she continues to refuse to wear one. Andrea Hernandez…
Law enforcement fears drone legislation could set “troublesome precedent”
Yes, I know it’s important to consider the source and any biases, but I reacted when I read a story on New American by Joe Wolverton II: Wolverton writes that North Dakota State Representative Rick Becker (R-Bismarck), a first-term legislator, is proposing a state law that would limit the use of drones by law enforcement. Here’s…