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Local law enforcement agencies have been using an obscure cellphone tracking tool, at times without search warrants.
Read More »Tech tool offers police ‘mass surveillance on a budget’
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.
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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 not specifically mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. But for half ...
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Read More »Google adds ways to keep personal info private in searches
Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches.
Read More »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 are some other news items. — Jury awards $450,000 to ...
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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.
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Read More »Comey: FBI wants ‘adult conversation’ on device encryption
WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey warned again Tuesday about the bureau’s inability to access digital devices because of encryption and said investigators were collecting information about the challenge in preparation for an “adult conversation” next year. Widespread encryption built ...
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