Tag: Warrants
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Geofence Warrants Ruled Unconstitutional—but That’s Not the End of It
Plus: US regulators fine T-Mobile $60 million for mishap with sensitive data, New Zealand approves Kim Dotcom’s US extradition, and San …
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NSA buying data, maybe even yours
It turns out the NSA buying data without warrants! The …
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As NSA buys up Americans’ browser records, Uncle Sam is asked to simply knock it off
US Senator Ron Wyden on Thursday asked US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to stop US intelligence agencies from purchasing …
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The Pentagon Tried to Hide That It Bought Americans’ Data Without a Warrant
United States officials fought to conceal details of arrangements between US spy agencies and private companies tracking the whereabouts of …
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Police Across US Bypass Warrants With Mass Location-Tracking Tool
The anti-Putin media network February Morning, which runs on the communication app Telegram, has taken on a crucial role in the underground …
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US Police Deployed Obscure Smartphone Tracking Tool With No Warrants
Various law enforcement agencies in Southern California and North Carolina have deployed an obscure cellphone tracking tool dubbed ‘Fog …
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Amazon Handed Ring Videos to Cops Without Warrants
Plus: A wild Indian cricket scam, an elite CIA hacker is found guilty of passing secrets to WikiLeaks, and more of the week’s top …
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Explosion in Geofence Warrants Threatens Privacy Nationwide
Police around the country have drastically increased their use of geofence warrants, a widely criticized investigative technique that …
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Evernote Gave Dark Web Dealer’s Notes to the DEA
As part of a dark web drug case the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) obtained a search warrant compelling cloud-based note taking app …
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Cops May Unlock iPhones Without a Warrant to Beat Apple’s New Security Feature
This is part of an ongoing Motherboard series on the proliferation of phone cracking technology, the people behind it, and who is buying …
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Supreme Court: Police Need Warrant for Mobile Location Data
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the government needs to obtain a court-ordered warrant to gather location data on mobile device …
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In huge privacy win, US Supreme Court rules warrant needed to slurp folks’ location data
In a decision that will define privacy in the digital age, the US Supreme Court decided 5-4 on Friday that the government needs a warrant …
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