How 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…
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Back to Vendor ListingsCourt 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…
Supreme 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…
Your Car and the Internet of Things
My 14 year-old-car finally died, so I bit the bullet and bought a new one – with bells and whistles. The new car has keyless entry, keyless start, integrates with my…
Nothing to Hide
When faced with government demands for privacy related information, many citizens exclaim, “If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about.” That’s why people aren’t generally up…
Paying for Privacy
What would YOU do for a Klondike bar? Would you be willing to tell Unilever (the parent company that makes Klondike) your sexual orientation, political preferences, the fact that you…
Borderline Legal
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…
No Ordinary Container
Earlier 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…
NBA Blues
LA 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…
Through Any Means Necessary
On 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…