March 18, 2020

Uber to file federal suit against LA over users’ real-time location data

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.

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March 10, 2020

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.

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November 14, 2019

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.

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May 02, 2019

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.

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April 26, 2019

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.

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August 28, 2018

Woman sues US Customs over data copied from seized iPhone

The Muslim American wants assurances that the data - including photos of her not wearing a hijab - are deleted.

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July 17, 2018

Guy jailed for refusing to unlock phones

The phones are new, he said, and he can't remember the passcodes.

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June 27, 2018

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.

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June 08, 2018

Busted by a Facebook ‘friend’/undercover cop? Court: It’s legal!

Friending somebody means assuming the risk that they're an undercover cop or informant.

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