Congressman Victimized by FBI Spying Votes for More Warrantless Spying Powers
Rep. Darin LaHood expressed outrage last year over the snooping revelations, yet voted to extend the surveillance program that spied on him without a court order.
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U.S. Schools are Buying Phone-Hacking Tech That the FBI Uses to Investigate Terrorists
By Tom McKay and Dhruv Mehrotra December 11, 2020 In May 2016, a student enrolled in a high-school in Shelbyville, Texas, consented to having his phone searched by one of Read More…
Just Turning Your Phone On Qualifies As Searching It, Court Rules
Location data requires a warrant since 2018; lock screen may now, too.
Congress Has No Idea How Much Web Browsing Data the FBI Collects
The Patriot Act is about to be reauthorized, but we still don’t know basic facts about how our web browsing habits are being collected.
“People Are Being Hunted Down” – ICE Launches Rights-Busting Onslaught Against Sanctuary Cities
Rights are routinely being violated as hundreds of ICE agents storm New York City and other sanctuary cities in a fresh attempt to round up undocumented immigrants.
Chalking Tires for Parking Tickets Ruled Unconstitutional
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit determined that chalking tires to find out how long a car has been in a parking spot is unconstitutional.
Silencing the Whistle: The Intercept Shutters Snowden Archive, Citing Cost
The closing of The Intercept’s Snowden archive will likely mean the end of any future publications, unless Glenn Greenwald’s rather absurd promise of finding “the right partner … that has the funds to robustly publish” is fulfilled.
U.S. Judge Rules Police Can’t Force You to Unlock Your Phone With Fingerprint or Face
The judge says the government’s request “runs afoul” of the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.
ACLU Sues TSA Over Its Warrantless Searches of Electronic Devices
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation of Northern California has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Monday, over its alleged practices of Read More…