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Deputy U.S. Marshall Tracks Girlfriends With Sensitive Law Enforcement Tool by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Ex-Deputy U.S. Marshall Adrian O. Pena was charged with 11 counts of unauthorized use of law enforcement services for personal gain. The charges involve nine people known to Pena through personal relationships and their …
Article • June 15, 2022 • from CLN July, 2022
U.S. Treasury Bypasses Fourth Amendment by Buying Location Data for Law Enforcement Purposes by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Recent FOIA disclosures revealed two contracts for law enforcement agencies under the U.S. Treasury—the IRS and Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”)—which will allow the agencies to obtain location data …
FOIA Request Reveals How the FBI Obtains and Analyzes Cellular Provider Data by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Arecently-obtained document sheds light on how an FBI special team obtains data from cellular providers to provide support for FBI, tribal, and local law enforcement investigations, including what data they can …
Car Snitch Loophole: Can Police Use Bluetooth to View Personal Data Without a Warrant? by Brooke Kaufman by Brooke Kaufman An article from Reason.com claims police are able to view personal data when a cellphone is connected to car Bluetooth. Without a warrant, police are able to see not only …
The Parole App Trap by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, people from all walks of life struggled to find ways to reduce or eliminate face-to-face interactions. But for parole officers and the individuals under their supervision, there was already an app for that. …
Article • March 15, 2021 • from CLN April, 2021
Tech Company Enables Total Surveillance by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins A little-known tech company in Texas has dramatically altered the landscape of digital police surveillance. Hawk Analytics, headquartered in Bartonville, Texas, has developed software that streamlines the process police use to turn the huge quantities of information they obtain …
Fifth Circuit: Evidence of Simple Drug Possession Insufficient to Search Cellphone Photos for Evidence of Drug Trafficking by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that evidence of mere possession of drugs together with an officer’s generalized allegations regarding the behavior of …
Article • January 27, 2021
DEA Drops Contract with Vendor by by Jayson Hawkins The double-edged sword of technology has made it possible for us to find virtually any information we are seeing in an instant, yet it has also made it possible for us to be found by any agency that can afford to …
Article • January 15, 2021 • from CLN February, 2021
Michigan Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment to Protect Electronic Data and Communications by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso On Election Night, November 3, 2020, Michigan voters approved a ballot measure amending the state constitution to add electronic data and communications to the category of items protected from unreasonable searches and seizures. …
Sixth Circuit: Probation Officer’s Warrantless Search of Probationer’s Cellphone Violated Fourth Amendment by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that a probation officer’s warrantless search of a probationer’s cellphone was unreasonable where the probation officer did not have reasonable suspicion to …
Guard Your Digital Privacy to Keep Your Real Self Safe by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso It’s no secret that our digital devices, especially our phones, are collecting troves of data about us — our preferences, habits, and movements. Many of us understand this is the price we pay for …
Article • August 15, 2020 • from CLN September, 2020
Congress Unsure of Internet Data Collected by Government as PATRIOT Act Heads for Reauthorization by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell As Congress looks to renew the PATRIOT Act, some members of Congress and privacy advocates are concerned about privacy issues because Congress has no idea what internet data the government …
Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020
Big Brother, as Well as Big Business, Are Tracking You: the Snitch in Your Own Pocket, Purse, or Belt Holder by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Some ancient cultures believed that everywhere a person went they left an invisible essence of themselves behind that marked their passage. While this is …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Carpenter Slowly Remaking Fourth Amendment Case Law by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in 2018, which has been slowly changing the way courts interpret the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in our era of mobile technology — and impacting the day-to-day …
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