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California High Court Sets Rules for Facebook Subpoena
"“Even assuming the lower court finds a good cause, it is not enough that the defendant wants the discovery when a federal law bars it and there are other…
Stored Communications Act
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Twisted Tracking Law Precedent Badly Needs Straightening Out
On December 16, 2019 the Supreme Court denied cert in Ackies v. United States, the ‘precise location’ warrant case from the First Circuit. For reasons I outline…
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Why are Precise Location Warrants a Thing?
My last post explained how the recent First Circuit decision in U.S. v. Ackies misconstrued the Tracking Device Statute by an unduly cramped reading of its key…
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Imagine Being on Trial. With Exonerating Evidence Trapped on Your Phone.
"Al Gidari, the director of privacy at Stanford Law School, said that the Stored Communications Act prevents defense lawyers from using subpoenas to harass…
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What's Next: Max Schrems and Why Your Privacy Policy Still Doesn't Cut It
"akeaway: Public data, of course, is already public. But now providers have an obligation to package it up and ship it over to defense counsel, notes Riana…
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Calif. Justices Leave Questions Hanging Over Defendant's Access to Private Social Media Posts
"Riana Pfefferkorn, a fellow at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, said the decision is “a win for users, because it correctly reads th…
Microsoft, Ireland, and the Rest of the World
United States v. Microsoft will be practically significant for its effect on law enforcement’s ability to access data stored abroad, and it has the potential to…
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What happens to your email after you die?
"Albert Gidari, director of privacy for Stanford University Law School’s Center for Internet and Society in California, thoroughly disagrees with his colle…
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US court rules in favour of Microsoft, gov't can't force access to email on Irish server
"“The ruling is a striking victory for privacy over the threat of government access and overreach,” Omer Tene, vice president of research and education at…
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David Kernell Indicted Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for Hacking into Governor Palin’s E-mail
Author: Allison Pedrazzi Helfrich The grand jury for the Eastern District of Tennessee charged David Kernell, also known by the nicknames "rubico" an…