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Convicted Santa Clara County, California, jail guards Jereh Lubrin, Rafael Rodriguez, Matthew Farris Appellate Court Vacates Murder Convictions for Three Ex-Sheriff’s Deputies in Inmate’s Death 2 August 2022 Three former sheriff’s deputies who are in a California state prison for killing a...

Reverse Keyword Warrant Challenged After Cops Asked Google To Search Millions Of People’s Data Multiple Times 11 July 2022 Cops have been running to Google for years, warrants and subpoenas in hand, asking the data behemoth to give them info they can sift through to find criminal suspects...

Utah Cops Used ‘Reverse Warrants’ To Track Down A Bunch Of Petty Criminals 31 May 2022 Whenever cops discover a new means or method of tracking people that seems to run afoul of the letter (if not the spirit) of the Fourth Amendment, they’re quick to defend these actions by claiming they’re...

Law Prof Suggests Geofence Warrants Are A Net Gain For The Public, Even If They Invert The Probable Cause Standard 5 April 2022 On March 9th, we covered a Virginia court’s decision to reject a geofence/”reverse” warrant as unconstitutional. This was brought to our attention by...

'Geofence Warrant' for All Cell Location Data From Area Near Robbery Is Ruled Unconstitutional Plus: New rules on sex discrimination in education, economists warn of housing market exuberance, and more... 1 April 2022 "Geofence warrant" was unconstitutional, says judge. Can the cops use...

Federal Court Says Good Faith Prevails In Deployment Of Extremely Questionable ‘Reverse’ Warrant 21 March 2022 “Who are we to judge?,” say federal court judges. That’s the questionable conclusion reached by an otherwise solid reading [PDF] of the constitutional implications of one of law...

Virginia Court Blocks Geofence Warrant As Unconstitutionally Vague 9 March 2022 There are multiple places government agencies can go to acquire location data. The Supreme Court’s Carpenter decision put a damper on warrantless demands, but the private sector has rushed to fill this hole in the...

Legislators Looking To Ban Geofence/Reverse Warrants In The State Of New York 31 January 2022 A report published by Google's transparency team last August made it clear reverse warrants weren't a law enforcement fad, but rather a trend. Google is the recipient of pretty much every so-called...

You’d Better Watch Out: The Surveillance State Has a Naughty List, and You’re On It 25 December 2021 Tracking you based on your health status Tracking you based on your face Tracking you based on your behavior Tracking you based on your spending and consumer activities Tracking you based on...

Vallejo police secretly tested ‘dystopian’ facial recognition tool 13 April 2021 Members of the Vallejo Police Department secretly used facial recognition technology developed by Clearview AI, a company embroiled in public controversy for allegedly violating personal privacy laws in several...

More businesses should make statements like this. No reform? No coffee! No donuts! Armed Police Officers Made Restaurant Staff 'Uncomfortable,' Denied Service 9 December 2021 Three police officers were denied service at a San Francisco restaurant because staff "felt uncomfortable" that...