Recently, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Bill H.R. 2471. It will soon reach the Senate floor, and then the House. If it is ultimately enacted, this new amendment to 18 USC § 2710 would require law enforcement and government agents to first obtain a warrant before they would be permitted to view people’s online communications. … Continue reading Senate Judiciary To Decide H.R. 2471
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Sixth Circuit Says Police Can Track Your Phone Without a Warrant
Two days ago, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Fourth Amendment does not protect against warrantless cell phone tracking. This means, the police do not need to show probable cause prior to tracking a person’s location through their cell phone. The case was United States v. Skinner, and Skinner, the defendant, was … Continue reading Sixth Circuit Says Police Can Track Your Phone Without a Warrant
Email and the Fourth Amendment
Almost nothing on the internet is as private as people often believe it to be. Many people imagine their email conversations as similar to spoken conversations, where the information stays between the participants of the conversation unless one or both should choose to disclose it. However, in actuality, an email conversation, like almost anything else … Continue reading Email and the Fourth Amendment
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