ICE Leaked These Asylum Seekers' Personal Information. A Court Just Dismissed Their Lawsuit.
“The victims may not have been persecuted or tortured due to the data breach yet, but the likelihood of those outcomes has increased due to ICE’s conduct.”
“The victims may not have been persecuted or tortured due to the data breach yet, but the likelihood of those outcomes has increased due to ICE’s conduct.”
Section 702 will continue until April, when Congress will have another shot at seriously reforming a program that desperately needs it.
Three major pharmacy chains admitted to encouraging staff to hand prescription records over to law enforcement without a warrant, and without a legal review.
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One bill set to be considered would grow the scope of federal digital surveillance and would authorize the federal government to use those powers against more individuals.
Lawmakers should consider a user-fee system designed to charge drivers by the mile.
The bipartisan Government Surveillance Reform Act would stop a lot of warrantless surveillance as a condition for renewal of Section 702 authorities.
The government treats its endless appetite for information about citizens as more important than people's ability to conduct business in a normal fashion.
Federal agencies frequently buy their way around the Fourth Amendment.
Court says the warrant was “constitutionally defective” but grants police a “good faith” exception.
The court had earlier issued a temporary restraining order against the law, to maintain the status quo; but now that it has gotten more full briefing, it declined to block the law (but also declined to dismiss the challenge to the law).
The former OnlyFans star and outspoken libertarian defender of sex workers considers the acceleration of government crackdowns on online porn, the sexual revolution, and sex work.
In light of the state's marijuana reforms, the court says, the odor of weed is not enough to establish probable cause.
The case stemmed from user challenges asking that a public library remove Gender Queer: A Memoir, or at least keep children from getting it.
Kids will grow up to value freedom only if they’re raised in an environment where it’s treated as good.
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook at 1 p.m. Eastern this Thursday for a discussion with Aella about the escalating government crackdown on online porn, the sexual revolution, and sex work.
Plus: Donald Trump's creative accounting, those sneaky vegans, brain drain, and more...
A divided board recommends reforms as Congress debates renewing snooping authority.
Shielding children from “harm” shouldn’t come at the expense of speech protected by the First Amendment.
A surveillance authority in the country’s troubling Online Safety Bill won’t be enforced, officials say. But for how long?
Warrantless home invasions are intrusive and dangerous for those on the receiving end.
Plus: A listener question concerning porn verification laws.
There are already people responsible for regulating children’s online activity: parents and guardians.
Plus: A listener question about the continued absurdity of sports stadium subsidies
Mug shots are not taken to humiliate a defendant before they've been convicted. But that's the purpose they widely serve now.
Plus: Americans vote too much, Indiana abortion ban to take effect, and more...
Plus: A listener inquires about the potential positive effects of ranked-choice voting reforms.
The only effective means of keeping tax collectors from misusing data is keeping it from them.
Plus: A warning about trigger warnings, Biden blocks uranium mining near Grand Canyon, and more...
disclosure of an elementary school student's YouTube video watching history to the school, which was investigating him for supposed sexual harassment of teacher.
The events expose an underappreciated downside to government registries: In addition to civil liberties concerns, so much information in a concentrated database is a potential privacy nightmare.
As states continue to implement digital ID systems, it is essential that they build tools in ways that inherently protect civil liberties rather than asking citizens to just trust government officials.
The ruling draws back the veil on routine police practices that victimize innocent drivers.
Abortion and privacy activists join over concerns that cell phones track our movements.
Plus: Montanans challenge ban on drag story hour, Arizona approves birth control without a prescription, and more...
Researchers report that many gun owners, especially newer ones, falsely deny owning guns.
though the city may yet prevail later in the case, if it can show enough facts justifying the mandate.
The E.U.'s new virtual currency regulations will endanger privacy and trigger an exodus of tech talent from Europe, hobbling its role in the future of finance.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence warned that the practice threatens civil liberties, risks "mission creep," and could increase intelligence agencies' power.
Just published as part of the symposium on Media and Society After Technological Disruption, edited by Profs. Justin "Gus" Hurwitz & Kyle Langvardt.
Eight weeks ago, a camouflaged game warden came onto Josh Highlander's land, scared his son, and stole his trail camera.
"Dr. Cline inseminated many of his female patients with his own semen, ultimately, fathering approximately [94] children"; Netflix allegedly promised the Secret Children anonymity when making its film, but allegedly broke its promise.
Children raised in an atmosphere of fear become adults who prioritize security over liberty.
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