Sam Biddle reports: The Treasury Department has in recent months expanded its digital surveillance powers, contracts provided to The Intercept reveal, turning to the controversial firm Babel Street, whose critics say it helps federal investigators buy their way around the Fourth Amendment. Two contracts obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request and shared with…
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Supreme Court will hear a challenge to expand Fourth Amendment rights
Kelsey Reichmann reports: In a Friday afternoon orders list, the high court declined to hear a challenge to its precedent in Bevins but instead will hear a narrower challenge in the case asking the court to expand the precedent. The case, Erik Egbert v. Robert Boule, involves a border patrol agent who harassed a bed-and-breakfast owner near the…
Privacy Lawsuit Based on Website Tracking by Service Provider Trimmed
Venkat Balasubramani writes: This is a lawsuit against Nike and its service provider (FullStory), which provides Nike with “session replay” functionality for its website. FullStory’s software allows Nike to capture information regarding website visitors: (1) mouse clicks, (2) keystrokes, (3) payment card information, (4) IP address, (5) location, and (6) browser type and OS. On…
The Impact of Carpenter v. United States in the Lower Courts and the Emerging Carpenter Test
John Wesley Hall points us to two recent articles of note: Lawfare: The Impact of Carpenter v. United States in the Lower Courts and the Emerging Carpenter Test by Matthew Tokson: The Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Carpenter v. United States was widely considered to be a sea change in Fourth Amendment law. Carpenter held that individuals…