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MD, other states sue after private Medicaid data released to deportation officials
The attorneys general of 20 states, including Maryland, sued over the Trump administration's move to turn over Medicaid data to deportation officials.
How covering your face became a constitutional matter: Mask debate tests free speech rights
Legal experts and First Amendment advocates are warning of a rising number of laws banning masks being wielded against protesters.
Laptop owner’s privacy rights extended to copy of hard drive: Md. Supreme Court
A laptop owner who agreed to let government investigators make a “mirror image” copy of his hard drive had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the data after he withdrew […]
Tech tool offers police ‘mass surveillance on a budget’
Local law enforcement agencies have been using an obscure cellphone tracking tool, at times without search warrants.
Amazon handed Ring footage to police without user consent
Amazon has provided Ring doorbell footage to law enforcement 11 times this year without the user’s permission.
EXPLAINER: Data privacy concerns emerge after abortion decision
With abortion now or soon to be illegal in over a dozen states, Big Tech companies that collect personal details of their users are facing new calls to limit that tracking and surveillance.
Privacy isn’t in the Constitution – but it’s everywhere in constitutional law
Almost all American adults – including parents, medical patients and people who are sexually active – regularly exercise their right to privacy, even if they don’t know it. Privacy is […]
Google adds ways to keep personal info private in searches
Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches.
Unwelcome birthday party results in unexpected expense
Welcome to Monday, the 45th anniversary of Baltimore Orioles great Eddie Murray‘s first career home run. The Hall of Famer would end his 21-year career with 504 round trippers. Here […]
Court rejects lawsuit against NSA on ‘state secrets’ grounds
A divided federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of an ACLU lawsuit challenging part of the NSA's warrantless surveillance of Americans' communications.
David S. Greber: Privacy regulations reach across the pond
Any of these business attributes or activities will subject an American company to the requirements of the European Unions new privacy law, known as the General Data Protection Regulation.
New law may force small businesses to reveal data practices
A Rhode Island software company that sells primarily to businesses is nonetheless making sure it complies with a strict California law about consumers' privacy.
