Facebook’s New Privacy Policy on Messenger Service Exceedingly Broad
In Monty Python’s “The Meaning of Life” John Cleese and Eric Idle show up at Terry Gilliam’s house to remove his liver as part of an organ donation program. When Gilliam…
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Earlier today I walked into my local library. A sign on the door proudly announced that there were video cameras in use for the patron’s protection. I have a problem with…
DetailsThe Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming!!
Imagine the son of a Member of Congress sitting on the beach in the Caribbean, when strange looking men in suits approach him. And not bathing suits. The men, officials of…
DetailsHow the Cops Are Killing the Cloud
What privacy rights do people have for data in the cloud – and more importantly, how can they assert them? A recent case out of New York answers that question…
DetailsCourt Rules You can be Compelled to Hand Over Decryption Key
Earlier this week, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial waded into the Stygian waters of the interplay between technology and the Fifth Amendment – determining for the first time whether a person…
DetailsSupreme Court Rules that Police Need Warrant to Search Cell Phones Data
In a stunning unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled against the government finding that police generally need a warrant to search the data contents of a cell phone…
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