January 15, 2018

House votes for six more years of warrantless surveillance

If you’re a member of the US “intelligence community” Thursday was a great day for homeland security. Less so if you're a privacy advocate.

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October 13, 2017

Judge slaps down government’s dragnet trawl of 1.3m website users

DreamHost said the decision "will protect the constitutional rights of innocent internet users worldwide"

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September 22, 2017

Tracking phones without a warrant ruled unconstitutional

'Stingray use without a warrant violates 4th Amendment'

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September 14, 2017

DHS faces lawsuit over legality of forced warrantless device searches

Plaintiffs including a veteran, a NASA staffer and a journalist claim that their First and Fourth Amendment rights were breached by searches at the border

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August 25, 2017

Judge scales back data demand on inauguration riot-related web host

DreamHost says the narrowing of scope is a 'huge win' for online privacy

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August 18, 2017

Phone location privacy – for armed robber – headed to Supreme Court

Defending a convicted armed robber's right to privacy feels distasteful, but defending rights are important - as this case seeks to do

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June 16, 2017

6 months for abuser caught in FBI’s Playpen snare

FBI’s Playpen operation is an investigation into child abuse imagery being shared via Tor. So, why such a lenient sentence?

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June 08, 2017

It is not OK to break the law to catch criminals, judge rules

The 'flagrancy of the FBI’s misconduct' in obtaining the warrant and deploying malware in a fishing expedition to catch child abusers was 'truly staggering', said the judge

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June 08, 2017

Supreme Court to rule on warrants for cellphone location data

Should you be surprised if location data is used as evidence against you? Should police need a warrant for it? It's time for some overdue clarity

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