Real-time, in-trip geolocation data isn’t good for traffic/bike lane planning, a draft of the suit says. What it’s good for is surveillance.
Tag Archives: Fourth Amendment
Google data puts innocent man at the scene of a crime
The man became a suspect because location data from his Android phone was swept up in a surveillance dragnet called a geofence warrant.
Warrantless searches of devices at US borders ruled unconstitutional
The border is NOT a constitution-free zone, according to the ruling: No more suspicionless fishing expeditions into travelers’ devices.
DHS policies allow unlimited, warrantless device search
Newly revealed policies show border agents can search devices for pretty much any reason, including if some other agency asked them to.
Cops can try suspect’s fingers on locked iPhones found at crime scene
A Massachusetts federal district judge gave cops a warrant to force-unlock iPhones with the suspect’s fingers.
Woman sues US border patrol over data copied from seized iPhone
The Muslim American wants assurances that the data – including photos of her not wearing a hijab – are deleted.
Guy jailed for refusing to unlock phones
The phones are new, he said, and he can’t remember the passcodes.
US authorities now need warrant for your cellphone location data
Privacy activists scored a legal victory this week after the Supreme Court ruled it unlawful for law enforcement and federal agencies to access cellphone location records without a warrant.
Busted by a Facebook ‘friend’ who’s an undercover cop? It’s legal!
Friending somebody means assuming the risk that they’re an undercover cop or informant.
How (not) to pay yourself a $14m bonus – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Our weekly 1-minute security video…news with some fun in it!