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Launch Event – Low-Hanging Fruit: Evidence Based Solutions to the Digital Evidence Challenge

Tomorrow morning (Wednesday, July 25), from 8-10 am ET, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse — along with DOJ’s former Assistant Attorney General for National Security, David Kris…

Carpenter Ruling Brings Us Back From Brink of Orwellian Surveillance State

Orwell described a world where limitless surveillance makes us question every action, every thought. Last Friday’s decision in Carpenter v. United States brought us one step…
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The Broad Reach of Carpenter v. United States

By focusing on the nature of the information rather than on the telecommunications nitty-gritty used to gather the information or the structure of the database in which the information…

Exigent Circumstances: iOS 12’s USB Restricted Mode and Warrantless iPhone Access

Apple recently confirmed the introduction of a new feature called “USB Restricted Mode” in the latest version of the iPhone’s mobile operating system, iOS 12. If enabled…
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Dangerous Drone Bill Emerges from Senate Committee

It’s rare that a congressional committee tasked with overseeing homeland security approves a bill that would not only authorize sweeping surveillance, but also could pose a significant…
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What If Police Use ‘Rekognition’ Without Telling Defendants?

At least two US law enforcement departments -- and Motorola, which sells equipment to the government -- have already purchased access to Amazon’s “Rekognition” system. This…

Both the US’s Cloud Act and Europe’s GDPR Move Far Beyond Geography, but Will Not Solve Transatlantic Jurisdictional Conflicts

Europe’s destination approach of cyberspace privacy builds up to extraterritorial jurisdiction Among the many rather general issues discussed in Mark Zuckerberg’s hearing before…
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Digital Free for All Part Deux: European Commission Proposal on E-Evidence

The European Commission has released a proposal to enable EU-member states’ law enforcement authorities to access digital information regardless of where that data is stored.…

The Intel Community’s Annual Transparency Report Raises More Questions Than It Answers

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence's new mandatory report, summarizing certain intelligence agencies’ surveillance activities in 2017, is one of the most important…
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Are Children Safe on Facebook? 12 Questions Congress Should Ask Zuckerberg

About 170 million children 13-17 years old are Facebook users. How do recent data breaches, current marketing ploys, and privacy protections apply to this vulnerable population?…

How to Move the Battle Lines in the Crypto-Wars

Get ready for another round of the crypto-wars. A recent report in the New York Times indicates that the Justice Department has been quietly discussing with researchers ways to…

Congress Should Place More Limits on Cellphone Location Tracking After Carpenter

This spring, the United States Supreme Court will issue a ruling in the landmark case of Carpenter v. United States, deciding whether the government requires a warrant to continuously…
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