Leahy Promises To Keep Warrantless Email Access Out of Bill
He got caught and knows we're watching
Search and Seizure
Leahy Drops Surveillance Proposal
The senator took heavy fire from civil liberties groups
The Petraeus Affair, the Police, and Your Privacy
Time to rein in invasive police email snooping.
Bill Intended to Secure Email Privacy Now Does the Exact Opposite (Updated: Leahy Responds)
Sen. Patrick Leahy folds to the Justice Department
Wide Wiretap Powers for Swiss Police
Court decision allows for taps on the phones of acquaintances of targeted suspects
Archaic Federal Law Made Petraeus's Emails Fair Game
He would have been better-protected with snail mail
Complications Abound in Rules Governing FBI Email Surveillance
But the feds interpret them scrupulously, of course
Court Will Decide on Miranda Rights for Students
You have the right to clean that funky smell out of your locker ...
What the Petraeus Investigation Tells Us About Online Surveillance
With regards to the David Petraeus scandal, as you dig through the very human details of a powerful man's dalliance with an attractive woman, an important question should occur to anybody with more than a National Enquirer-level interest in the matter.
Feds Upset That Telecoms Resist Surveillance Efforts
You have to wonder if John Galt his own self has taken the helm at the Telecommunications Industry Association.
SCOTUS Considers Whether Drug Dogs on the Doorstep Are Trespassers
Is probable cause required to bring them onto private property?
Citizens Experience Failed Drug Dog Searches First-Hand
Those mutts really like the smell of snacks
Federal Government Normalizes Pervasive Surveillance
And if you don't like it, they already know
Supreme Court Seems Inclined To Let Wiretapping Suit Proceed
Very skeptical of government arguments
Feds Opposed On Efforts to Secretly Obtain Twitter-Users Details
The government doesn't want you to know it wants your info
Indiana Court: Overused Turn Signal is No Reason for a Police Stop
Your grandmother can breathe a sigh of relief
Little-Known Device Raises Big Fourth Amendment Implications
"Stingray" tracks all the mobile devices on a given network in an area
Dressing Like a Hooker Justifies Car Search, Says NM Court
We couldn't help ourselves
Hearing Set for Challenge to Mass Warrantless Wiretapping
Feds claim their conduct is immune to judicial scrutiny
NZ Spied on Megaupload Head Weeks Earlier Than Admitted
The coverup, once again, is worse than the crime
Meet the Guys Calling Out Police's Super-Sniffing Skills
Science leading to skepticism over officers' ability to smell pot whenever they need an excuse to search
Ability of Cops to Smell Marijuana Challenged
Believe it or not, there is an expert on the matter
DOJ Defends Warrantless Phone Tracking
The feds aren't backing off their civil liberties-free stance
Gov. Brown Vetoes Location-Privacy Bill
Measure would have required a warrant to access your whereabouts
ACLU Requests Phone-Tracking Records, Gets So Much More
The surveillance state is everywhere
Phone Tracking Case Goes to Appeals Court
The feds want to know where you are, without a warrant
Court Told Feds Should Get Warrants for Cell Phone Records
Oh, that quaint Fourth Amendment
Groups Join Court Challenge to FISA
Lawyers, gun (owners) and money - the shit has hit the fan
Illegal Surveillance Upsets Megaupload Case in N.Z.
This tosses a grenade into the prosecution's case as well as Kiwi politics
Public Officials Become Protective of Privacy When Under Scrutiny
Even the biggest snoops don't like it when you turn the tables on them
Out-of-State Plates No Reason for Stop, Says Ohio Court
Well ... Maybe if they're from California
Ninth Circuit Considers Wholesale DNA Collection
As in, should authorities really be sampling everybody they get their hands on?
You Can Keep the Cops Out of Your Smartphone
Just because the courts let them snoop doesn't mean you should make it easy
Twitter Surrenders Occupy Protester's Info
The company was arm-twisted into submission by the judge in the case
Judge Tries To End-Run Twitter's Appeal of Order To Disclose User Data
Due process? We don't need no stinking due process.
Federal Bill Would Require Warrants for Email
Right now, it's open season on your old missives
No Warrants Needed
Administrative subpoenas increasingly let authorities end-run constitutional protections
Twitter Appeals Order To Reveal User Info
Told to surrender details about an Occupy protester
Nervousness Isn't Probable Cause
Massachusetts court says police can't search a vehicle just because a driver shakes like a leaf
Feds Spied On Americans "Gazillions" Of Times
Bound by the rules of a classified briefing, Sen. Rand Paul resorted to slang to tell us we're screwed
