Abortion-rights supporters line up at a busy intersection in Scottsdale, Ariz. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Brad Greenwood, George Mason University; Gordon Burtch, Boston University, and Michaela R. Anderson, University of Pennsylvania People living in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, which returned…
Geofence Warrant Decision Exposes Hole in Fourth Amendment Law
Cassandre Coyer and Tonya Riley report: A split appeals court opinion clearing the government’s acquisition of users’ mobile-device location data from Google of constitutional scrutiny will likely spark more friction between emerging technologies and the scope of law enforcement searches, attorneys warned. The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s ruling in US v. Chatrie concluded, over a…
Massachusetts House passes legislation prohibiting collection and sale of location data involving healthcare
Chris Lisinski reports: Massachusetts representatives took their latest step Wednesday to protect access to abortions, other reproductive health services and gender-affirming care with unanimous approval of a location data shield bill. One day after top Democrats unveiled the proposal, the House voted 159-0 on legislation that would bar cell phone carriers, data providers and other…
Data breach exposes millions of mSpy spyware customers
Zack Whittaker reports: A data breach at the phone surveillance operation mSpy has exposed millions of its customers who bought access to the phone spyware app over the past decade, as well as the Ukrainian company behind it. Unknown attackers stole millions of customer support tickets, including personal information, emails to support, and attachments, including…