Paul Meller of IDG News Service reports that the criminal trial of four senior Google executives in an Italian court was postponed until Sept. 29 because the translator failed to show up, according to Google. There’s only one person in Italy capable of translating in court? No one can get all parties together before September…
GPS Ruling Challenges N.Y. Law Enforcement
On May 12, 2009, the Court of Appeals issued People v. Weaver, 2009 NY Slip Op 03762. This article provides a brief summary of the opinion and goes on to discuss some of the concerns it raises with respect to its effects on law enforcement. On Christmas Eve 2005, Scott Weaver, John Chiera and Amber…
Free Speech vs. Surveillance in the Digital Age
Tools of mass communication that were once the province of governments and corporations now fit in your pocket. Cell phones can capture video and send it wirelessly to the Internet. People can send eyewitness accounts, photos and videos, with a few keystrokes, to thousands or even millions via social networking sites. As these technologies have…
Atlanta cop sentenced for warrantless break-in
Former Atlanta Police sergeant Wilbert Stallings was sentenced last week to prison for conspiring to violate civil rights by breaking into a private residence to search for drugs without a warrant. The incident occurred in October 2005, but was not uncovered until one of Stallings’ subordinates was involved in another incident and began cooperating with…