So the Missouri Court of Appeals concludes, in allowing a negligence/design defect case to proceed against Lyft, based on a driver's having been murdered by riders who
A federal magistrate judge flags the issue, though doesn't purport to resolve it.
The newly confirmed head of the country's leading law enforcement agency has a history of advocating politically motivated investigations even while condemning them.
Citing Reddit posts and podcast interviews, pseudonymous government employees are arguing that DOGE violated federal privacy regulations when setting up a government-wide email system.
The reported order from Britain's Home Office is further proof that governments pose a greater privacy risk than corporations.
Nearly a dozen lawsuits allege that DOGE's access to government payment and personnel systems violates a litany of federal privacy and record-handling laws.
Public records obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation show how sensitive police databases are used and abused.
The Bank Secrecy Act regime forces banks to report customers to the government for an ever-growing list of “red flags.”
A new crop of restrictive laws faces a friendly reception in the courts but ongoing public resistance.
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board should be Trump's ally in a battle against the deep state. So why is he undermining it?
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a Texas case that could have major ramifications across the country—including, perhaps, the end of anonymity online.
Some IRS offices routinely threw away sensitive material with regular trash, while others used unlocked or damaged storage bins.
Proponents call it modernization, but watchdogs see a path to censorship.
Lee says this is about "sexual and violent content." It goes far beyond that.
Administrators say AI surveillance tech helps struggling students get care. But false alarms are common.
The Ninth Circuit upholds defendant’s conviction.
David McKnight and Julian Alcala were accused of separate plots to steal sexually explicit photos from women's phones during traffic stops.
The heart of our argument for a preliminary injunction in First Amendment Coalition, LaRoe & Volokh v. Chiu.
We're challenging a California statute that bans publishing "information relating to a sealed arrest."
A new "inactivity reboot" protects data from thieves and helps preserve due process.
Supposedly targeted at immigrants and travelers, the program endangers everybody’s liberty.
The court concludes that X's requested discovery is broader than necessary, though it leaves open the door to some considerably narrower discovery.
Two Harvard undergrads give us a glimpse of the surveillance future.
Without a warrant and specific proof of incriminating evidence, police should never be allowed past your phone’s lock screen.
A great free resource for lawyers, judges, academics, and students doing cross-state constitutional law research.
Most states collect DNA from felony arrestees pretrial. They should need a warrant to do so.
We can't stop technological advancement, but we should limit government misuse of it.
Now more than ever, people’s freedom lies in their ability to communicate and access information with privacy and security.
The government needs a warrant to spy on you. So agencies are paying tech companies to do it instead.
Personal data retained by government or private entities are always at risk of compromise, misuse, or access by law enforcement.
Twitter's founder says Nostr is “100 percent what we wanted”—an open, ownerless network.
A lawyer who should know better wants to ignore the history of snooping cops to fight guns and crime.
An uneven playing field allows the aggressive tactics and legal loopholes that turn traffic stops into cash grabs.
Routine searches of commercial buses violate privacy, target low-income passengers, and result in widespread violations.
No arrest necessary as South Carolina police hunt for cash
A 21-month legal battle unveils the dark side of South Carolina's annual traffic crackdown.
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