Carpenter v. United States
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The New Geography of Being Watched
The most unsettling part is not that the machine can find you, but how little it needs to start.
Tower Dumps Are Unconstitutional, Federal Judge Rules
Tower dumps can place people inside homes, clinics, shelters, and polling sites, the Mississippi order warns.
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The Secret Life of the Signals Around You
The gadgets you never think about are the ones broadcasting your identity to anyone with the right sensor.
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Your Town for $300M: Surveillance State, on Sale
Buried beneath the law-and-order slogans is a procurement list that doubles as the blueprint for permanent surveillance.
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The US Government Built a Tracking Bazaar and Adversaries Went Shopping
The government spent years defending a market that sells anyone’s location to anyone with money and the bill just came due in a war zone.
The Surveillance Accountability Act Demands Warrants for Data
The silent handoff from your bank, your carrier, and your ISP to the federal government would finally stop happening behind your back.
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How Your Weather App Became a Surveillance Machine — And How to Escape It
The forecast is free, but you’ve been paying for it with every place you’ve ever visited.
Virginia Court Upholds Norfolk Police License Plate Camera Use
The ruling narrows the Fourth Amendment’s reach for now, but leaves its future boundaries uncertain.
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How Digital Convenience Becomes a Government Backdoor
The Supreme Court’s silence keeps 20th-century privacy rules firmly in place while 21st-century surveillance marches on.
Fifth Circuit Affirms Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Cloud Storage in Dropbox Case
The ruling redraws the boundary lines for state surveillance in the cloud era with a thick constitutional marker.
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Privacy Ends Where the Cell Tower Begins
The judge ruled tower dumps unconstitutional, then greenlit the evidence they dragged in anyway.
Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Flock Safety Surveillance in Norfolk to Proceed
The lawsuit challenges whether AI-powered surveillance cameras, automated license plate readers, and data retention practices violate constitutional privacy rights in Norfolk.
