Minneapolis police used Google location data to find George Floyd protesters
The geofence warrant swept up innocent bystanders.
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House amendment would require warrants for web history searches
The Lofgren-Davidson amendment could protect Americans' internet privacy.
District judge rules FBI needs a warrant to access your lock screen
The man’s lawyer argues that the evidence from the lock screen should be suppressed.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Google location data led police to investigate an innocent cyclist
The incident shows the very real problems with geofence warrants.
ACLU: Police must get warrants to obtain personal data from cars
It's telling a court that black boxes are covered by the Fourth Amendment.
Senators propose legislation to protect your phone at the border
The bill would require border agents to obtain a warrant to search Americans' devices.
ACLU: border agents regularly perform 'warrantless' device searches
It wants summary judgment in a lawsuit over border agent authority.
FBI forces suspect to unlock iPhone X with Face ID
It may be the first time police anywhere have cracked a device that way.
DC Superior Court reins in DOJ’s Facebook snooping
It conceded to some challeges made by an ACLU lawsuit
ACLU challenges DOJ request for info on 6,000 anti-Trump Facebook users
Just because they 'liked' a page that helped organize protesters.
Facebook is now free to share government search warrants with users
Prosecutors lifted gags preventing the social network from telling users about warrants for their data.
EFF says border control needs a warrant to search your tech
The number of warrantless device searches has more than doubled under Trump.
Facebook is fighting the US on user data requests
The ACLU, EFF, Google, Twitter and Microsoft are backing it.
Senate bill would require a warrant for border phone searches
It comes alongside a surge in agents asking to see travelers' cellphones.
House bills would ban warrantless use of fake cell sites
Police would need permission to track criminals using Stingrays.
The way to a man's heart is actually through WiFi
Turns out the heart is deceitful above all things after all.
Police seek Amazon Echo data in murder case (updated)
The company declined to do so, but the case raises bigger questions about IoT privacy.
How an obscure rule lets law enforcement search any computer
Today's changes to Rule 41 expand the Justice Department's reach in the digital world.
Supreme Court approves feds' request for greater hacking powers
The changes will take effect after December 1st.
