The Associated Press reports another story involving online anonymity and outing critics. In this case, a Wisconsin newspaper turned over the identity of a critic without any subpoena or court order…. and subsequently regretted it. The incident generated discussion, yet again, about whether anonymous critics are entitled to protection of their anonymity. Getting named the…
Category: U.S.
Mass. court on GPS surveillance in criminal cases
Stephanie Vosk reports: Police are allowed to secretly place Global Positioning System devices inside the cars of suspects they want to monitor — as long as they have a warrant to do so, the state Supreme Judicial Court ruled yesterday. The decision stems from a case involving Harwich resident Everett Connolly, who was convicted of…
Fight to reform PATRIOT Act begins
Legislation was introduced in the Senate yesterday to reform the USA PATRIOT Act. Introduced by Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jon Tester (D-MT), Tom Udall (D-NM), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Daniel Akaka (D-HI) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), The Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act would reform the…
Do police need warrants to search cell phones?
James Nash reports: Police may be able to take cell phones from people they arrest, but that doesn’t give them the right to scroll through call logs in search of incriminating information without a warrant, a defense attorney told the Ohio Supreme Court yesterday. Justices questioned the lawyer on whether it was necessary for police…