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Washington DC
fromFortune
20 hours agoAppeals court says national security implications of halting White House ballroom construction must be weighed | Fortune
A federal judge must reassess national security concerns regarding the halt of Trump's White House ballroom construction, as ruled by an appeals court.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 day agoArizona's criminal case against Kalshi was halted by a federal judge after the Trump administration stepped in
Federal Judge Michael Liburdi's decision to back the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission came after a week of arguments regarding the legality of prediction markets. A lawyer for the CFTC stated that a state criminal case would be a flawed approach to resolving contentious issues surrounding these markets.
Law
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week agoIrrelevant?' Justice Alito Grills ACLU Lawyer Over Key Precedent in Citizenship Case
Ask any American what our citizenship rule is and they'll tell you, everyone born here is a citizen alike. That rule was enshrined in the 14th Amendment to put it out of reach of any government official to destroy.
Social justice
Privacy technologies
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days agoFifteen-year-old Noah hasn't been kicked off any social media platforms he's still fighting Australia's under-16 ban in court
The social media ban for under-16s in Australia has not significantly impacted teens' online experiences, with many still accessing platforms despite the restrictions.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 days agoOne Justice Just Took Surprise Aim at Brett Kavanaugh. There May Be a Bigger Strategy at Play.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticizes Justice Kavanaugh's support for race-based detentions, highlighting his lack of understanding of the impact on affected individuals.
fromThe American Conservative
1 month agoThey're Watching You
Private detection and spying on people was only a cottage industry by comparison with what it is today, when everything happens, if not in the glare of publicity exactly, at least within the purview of electronic surveillance of one kind or another. Surveillance is to us what electricity was to James Thurber's aunt, that is to say leaking all over the house.
Right-wing politics
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
6 days agoJudge Blocks Trump's Demand for Admissions Data in 17 States
The ruling found that while the Trump administration has 'the basic authority' to collect and analyze admissions data disaggregated by race and gender, they do not possess the authority to do so under the circumstances presented here, given the arbitrary and capricious nature in which the ACTS was promulgated.
US politics
#government-surveillance
Privacy professionals
fromgizmodo.com
1 month agoFeds Used Online Advertising Data to Track the Public's Phone Locations
CBP purchased online advertising data containing mobile phone location information tracked through Advertising IDs to support border security operations including targeting, vetting, and illicit network discovery.
#fbi-surveillance
Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 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
3 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
fromTheregister
3 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.
Privacy professionals
fromArs Technica
3 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.
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.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
1 month 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.
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.
#fourth-amendment
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
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.
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.
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