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fromBloomberglaw
1 day agoOnline Wiretap Claims to Get Fresh Eye in 1st Cir. Privacy Clash
The First Circuit will clarify the Wiretap Act's applicability to online privacy claims against healthcare and financial sectors.
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US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago'Amateur hour at the U.S. attorney's office': L.A. prosecutors face more losses in protest cases
Prosecutors faced significant challenges in two separate trials for assault on federal officers in Los Angeles, with one case potentially dismissed due to discovery issues.
fromKqed
4 days agoCourt Orders California Sheriff to Release Personnel Records in Watchdog Investigation | KQED
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office must comply with subpoenas issued by the county's civilian oversight board as part of a whistleblower investigation into alleged misconduct, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.
California
fromCalifornia Post
6 days agoCops make horrifying discovery at home of sicko accused of recording families at his vacation mansion
This showcases the escalation in behaviors from viewing digital images to filming to physical behaviors. Officers allege Edwards not only possessed and distributed the material but also secretly recorded guests during private moments, leading to additional invasion of privacy charges.
California
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Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks agoWhy is the FBI buying people's location data and how is it using the information?
The FBI resumes purchasing commercially available location data on Americans, circumventing warrant requirements and Fourth Amendment protections against warrantless surveillance.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks agoWhy is the FBI buying people's location data and how is it using the information?
The FBI resumes purchasing commercially available location data on Americans, circumventing warrant requirements and Fourth Amendment protections against warrantless surveillance.
Privacy professionals
fromArs Technica
2 weeks agoFBI started buying Americans' location data again, Kash Patel confirms
The FBI has restarted purchasing Americans' location data without warrants, with Director Kash Patel defending the practice as valuable for national security despite previous claims of stopping it.
Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
2 weeks agoPatel dodges question about FBI buying location data
FBI Director Kash Patel admitted the agency purchases commercially available information from data brokers, potentially including location data, which Senator Wyden argues violates the Fourth Amendment without warrant requirements.
Information security
fromEmptywheel
2 months agoI Con the Record Admits All This Spying Also Serves Counterintelligence
The Intelligence Community uses online anonymity and networking tools to collect foreign intelligence, including counterintelligence and cybersecurity, while asserting legal limits on targeting US citizens.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony
ICE agents in Oregon used a custom app called Elite to target neighborhoods and maintained daily arrest quotas, contradicting DHS claims of no quotas, as revealed in federal court testimony.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks agoFBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms | TechCrunch
The FBI has resumed purchasing Americans' location data and personal information from commercial data brokers to support federal investigations, bypassing traditional warrant requirements.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
3 weeks agoUS Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI's Warrantless Wiretap Access
Bipartisan Congress members introduced legislation requiring FBI warrants for backdoor searches of Americans' communications, aligning with a 2025 federal court ruling against warrantless surveillance practices.
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fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 month agoEFF to Third Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
EFF and ACLU filed an amicus brief arguing that border searches of electronic devices require warrants under the Fourth Amendment, citing increasing warrantless searches at borders.
Privacy professionals
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 month agoVictory! Tenth Circuit Finds Fourth Amendment Doesn't Support Broad Search of Protesters' Devices and Digital Data
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court dismissal, allowing a Fourth Amendment challenge to proceed against police warrants that broadly searched a protester's devices and a nonprofit's social media without adequate justification.
Privacy professionals
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 month agoEFF to Third Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
EFF and ACLU filed an amicus brief arguing that border searches of electronic devices require warrants under the Fourth Amendment, citing increasing warrantless searches at borders.
Privacy professionals
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 month agoVictory! Tenth Circuit Finds Fourth Amendment Doesn't Support Broad Search of Protesters' Devices and Digital Data
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court dismissal, allowing a Fourth Amendment challenge to proceed against police warrants that broadly searched a protester's devices and a nonprofit's social media without adequate justification.
Privacy professionals
fromNextgov.com
3 weeks agoFBI queries of Americans' data under FISA 702 rose 35% in 2025
FBI searches of Americans' data collected under Section 702 of FISA increased 35% from December 2024 to November 2025, while the percentage of searches returning relevant information declined significantly.
US news
fromPoynter
1 month agoRecording immigration agents in public is a constitutional right. Here's what the law says. - Poynter
Recording immigration agents in public is protected but contested, with federal claims of criminality clashing with First Amendment protections and courts questioning DHS policies.
US news
fromThe Mercury News
2 months agoSan Jose latest city to face questions whether federal authorities are accessing police license plate camera data
San Jose police allowed other California and federal authorities to search ALPR camera data, risking violations of California laws protecting residents and immigrants from tracking.
Privacy technologies
fromFuturism
1 month agoAll These Ring Cameras Are Creating a "Surveillance Nightmare," Critics Say
Widespread consumer Ring doorbells create a massive civilian surveillance system that threatens privacy, enables law enforcement access, and disproportionately harms marginalized communities.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months agoThe Court Case That Is Allowing ICE to Stop Just About Anyone It Wants
In 1996, the Supreme Court decided Whren v. United States, which came about when plainclothes vice officers patrolling in the District of Columbia passed a truck in a "high drug" area and "their suspicions were aroused." They had a hunch that the truck was involved in a drug operation. They chose to wait until it had violated a traffic ordinance (turning without a signal) and then used that violation as an excuse to stop the truck. In the course of searching the truck, they found crack cocaine.
Law
fromEmptywheel
2 months agoWarrants for Innocent People Are Not Like Warrants for Suspects
As you know, Section 215 authorities are not interpreted in the same way that grand jury subpoena authorities are, and we are concerned that when Justice Department officials suggest that the two authorities are 'analogous' they provide the public with a false understanding of how surveillance is interpreted in practice.
Privacy professionals
fromBloomberglaw
1 month agoPrivacy Suits Under California Wiretap Law Stand on Shaky Ground
California courts are divided on whether the 1967 Invasion of Privacy Act applies to online tracking pixels, creating uncertainty for defendants and complicating legal compliance guidance.
fromNextgov.com
1 month agoDomestic surveillance fears loom over Congress debate to renew spying power
While the authority is legally limited to foreign intelligence, it can sweep in Americans' texts, emails and phone calls when they communicate with overseas targets. Those incidental collections - which have sometimes been followed by unauthorized searches of Americans' communications - have been extensively documented by government oversight bodies in recent years. The findings fueled reforms adopted when Congress last renewed the authority in April 2024.
US politics
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months agoMountain View police say feds accessed license-plate data without permission
Federal agencies accessed Mountain View's Flock Safety license-plate camera data without the police department's permission, prompting the chief to disable the cameras.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 month agoThe Frightening, Very Real Tool ICE Agents Have to Add You to a "Nice Little Database" if You Attend a Protest
Federal agencies, led by DHS, have expanded use of administrative subpoena power to access individuals' information and track protesters without judicial oversight.
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