Electronic Communications Privacy Act
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Deaconess Settles Hospital Data Sharing Lawsuit
The settlement closes the case, but leaves the hospital’s digital paper trail under seal.
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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.
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The Browser Habits That Secretly Raise Your Airfare, and the Ones That Don’t
Twenty years of privacy advice gets a stress test against the booking infrastructure built to turn your hesitation into a higher fare.
FBI Resumes Buying Americans’ Location Data Without Warrants
The law stops the government from taking your location data, it says nothing about buying it.
New Documents Show the FBI Implemented Nationwide Social Media Monitoring Ahead of the 2022 Midterms
Lawsuit reveals FBI’s extensive monitoring of domestic social media.
“You Won’t Answer the Question” – Senator Rand Paul Confronts FBI on Scooping Up Online User Data
Wray refused to give a direct answer.
Meta Is Sued for Collecting Data on Hospital Patients
Collecting data through online portals when patients book appointments and more.
“The Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale” – Bill Gets Renewed Attention Amidst Telecoms Privacy Concerns
Privacy activists have raised questions about law enforcement agencies’ increased use of commercial phone data and a couple of lawmakers have drafted legislation to address these concerns. While commercial phone data can aid in investigations, it is obtained in an unregulated way and the govern
