The Web Google A Supreme Court case could decide whether your phone can be used to find you first and suspect you later A robbery case tied to Google data could set nationwide rules for how investigators use reverse searches to identify suspects By Skye Jacobs, April 29, 2026, 7:03 AM
Security Industry FBI admits buying Americans' location data and says it won't stop Director Kash Patel defends the practice as legal, even as senators warn it skirts Fourth Amendment protections By Skye Jacobs, March 19, 2026, 5:18 AM 70 comments
Tech Culture Security New Orleans used AI surveillance without public knowledge or full oversight Extensive location tracking and real-time facial recognition has raised Fourth Amendment concerns By Skye Jacobs, May 20, 2025, 2:53 PM 25 comments
Hardware Security EFF launches open-source tool that can detect unauthorized cellular spying It's easy to install with minimal costs By Skye Jacobs, March 7, 2025, 8:14 AM
Tech Culture Security Amazon reportedly aides police in gaining Ring footage without a warrant But this is not 'Big Brother' because 'the consumer knows what they're getting into' By Cal Jeffrey, August 6, 2019, 1:40 PM 22 comments
Mobile Industry Supreme Court says law enforcement generally needs a warrant to collect phone location data Everyone leaves a digital footprint By Shawn Knight, June 22, 2018, 1:50 PM
Security The Web The FBI is using malware to track users across the Tor network By Justin Kahn, August 5, 2014, 3:45 PM
Security Industry US government says data stored overseas isn't protected by the Fourth Amendment By Justin Kahn, July 15, 2014, 3:30 PM 13 comments
The Web CISPA passes House (again), White House threatens veto (again) By Rick Burgess, April 19, 2013, 3:00 PM 8 comments
Security The Web SOPA is dead, but CISPA may give Internet citizens a new cause By Rick Burgess, April 13, 2012, 2:00 PM 13 comments