For Signal, Privacy Is Not Merely a Buzzword by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Subpoenas based on a phone number served on the messaging app Signal typically receive only two pieces of information: the date the account was created and the last time it was accessed. Sometimes, they receive …

Bluetooth Surveillance Tool Added to List of Known Cache of DHS’ Surveillance Technology by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has an impressive cache of surveillance technology that includes, inter alia, automated license plate readers (“ALPR”) and cell-­site simulators (“CSS”). The latest tracking and surveillance …

Geofence Warrants: The Mass Location Surveillance and Privacy Threat Created by Google May Be Eliminated by Its Creator by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees “[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable …

New Jersey Supreme Court Excludes CSLI Testimony Based on Agent’s ‘Rule Of Thumb’ Method for Determining Defendant’s Location by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Supreme Court of New Jersey held a lower court erred when it allowed an FBI agent to testify about cell site location information (“CSLI”) …