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Computers And “Mosaic Theory” Could Clarify Search and Seizure; Surveillance Protocols Says New Study by UMDLaw Prof. Renee Hutchins

Posted on June 3, 2014July 1, 2025 by Dissent

Can computer science and “mosaic theory”– the idea that a large enough collection of data is vastly more revealing than the individual points– help reinterpret Fourth Amendment search and seizure and surveillance protocols?

The answer is yes, according to University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Professor Renee Hutchins, co-author of a new paper that examines how advances in machine learning technology may change the way courts treat searches, warrants, and privacy issues.

Read more on Newswise.

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When Enough is Enough: Location Tracking, Mosaic Theory, and Machine Learning (pdf) by Steve Bellovin, Renee M. Hutchins, Tony Jebara, and Sebastian Zimmeck.

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