A Las Vegas detective violated an inmate’s constitutional rights by “forcibly extracting” his DNA without a warrant while he was shackled and chained to a bench, the 9th Circuit ruled on a 2-1 vote. The extraction was requested by Deputy District Attorney Elissa Luzaich, who wanted to put Kenneth Friedman’s DNA sample into a cold-case…
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TJX Assurance: much ado about nothing?
As I read though the “Assurance” (of Compliance) that TJX signed with the attorneys general of 41 states, I found myself humming the song, “Is That All There Is?” When all is said and done, TJX seems to gotten off with a slap on the wrist, at worst. In December 2007, they settled claims brought…
‘Peeping Tom Landlord’ pleads guilty
The man prosecutors dubbed the “Peeping Tom Landlord” could be peering from behind prison bars for a long time now that he’s admitted to using electronic devices to videotape women who lived in his Norristown apartment buildings. Thomas Daley, 46, formerly of the 1000 block of Spring City Road, Phoenixville, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County…
Chipped phones can track consumers
RFID stories seem to come in threes. This one, from Threat Level, is about how mobile phones will be chipped — for better or worse: An Ericsson executive says all new mobile phones sold in 2010 will include an RFID chip that will allow owners to open their car or house door with their phone….