We all know the feeling of going through customs, and having some random blue gloved official rummaging through a few weeks of dirty laundry. The U.S. government has long tried to apply their legal authority to search luggage at the border to search things like the contents of laptop computers, hard drives, iPhones, iPads, or…
DetailsEarlier today, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in two cases involving police authority to search the contents of cell phones without a warrant after they have arrested the person possessing the phone. To the police, the answer is simple. After a person is arrested, the police have the authority to frisk them,…
DetailsLA Clippers owner Donald Sterling is in a lot of hot water over remarks he made to his ex-girlfriend, V. Stiviano (aka María Vanessa Perez, aka Monica Gallegos, aka Maria Monica Perez Gallegos, aka Maria Valdez), which Stiviano apparently recorded and intends to use as leverage in connection with a multimillion dollar lawsuit filed by…
DetailsOn April 29, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument on a case involving the right of the police to search the contents of a cell phone which is in the “grabbable reach” of a person they have arrested. The government makes several arguments in support of its assertion that it may copy, search…
DetailsIn pre-school, we were taught (well, before it was considered the mark of creeping socialism) that sharing was good. Share your toys. Share snacks. Why we even shared colds, flu’s and viruses. That’s how much we cared. But when it came to sharing information about information security vulnerabilities, incidents, threats and solutions, companies (well, their lawyers) frequently…
DetailsWhen the point of sale terminals at Target were hacked last December, issuing banks (the banks that issued credit cards to consumers) were on the hook for millions of dollars it cost to reissue these credit cards to their customers and potentially for the cost of fraudulent charges on these stolen cards. So they went…
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