Fourth Amendment
MembersSecret Service Claims You Consented to Location Tracking
They think they don’t need a warrant for your data.
Geofence Warrants Under Fire as Fourth Circuit Reconsiders Key Ruling
Could geofence warrants redefine the boundaries of the Fourth Amendment?
MembersFrom Border Security to Big Brother: How Immigration Social Media Surveillance Also Monitors Americans
The Biden administration’s expanded surveillance program strays far from promised immigration reform, edging toward a new era of mass monitoring.
MembersWhen Your Car Becomes the Ultimate Witness: Data, Surveillance, and Your Rights
Concerns about over privacy, legality, and ownership rights in a new era of vehicle surveillance.
Supreme Court Revives Citizen Journalist’s Battle for Free Speech
The Supreme Court’s ruling revives a critical case on press freedom, with significant implications for government accountability and the protection of citizen journalists.
Surveillance for Sale? House Republicans Challenge Biden on Data Broker Exploitation
Lawmakers raise alarms over warrantless surveillance, urging reforms to protect Americans from Fourth Amendment violations
Court Slams Geofence Warrants as Unconstitutional Overreach
Court declares geofence warrants unconstitutional, likening them to invasive mass surveillance that undermines Fourth Amendment protections.
MembersThe Olympics Is a Testing Ground for Pre-Crime-Style Mass Surveillance
A glimpse of a proposed future.
Fourth Amendment Under Fire: Court Deems Google Location Data Fair Game
The court determined that users have no reasonable expectation of privacy in voluntarily shared location data.
MembersThe Hidden Threat to Your Privacy: Unmasking the Third-Party Doctrine
As data sharing grows, the third-party doctrine increasingly jeopardizes personal privacy in the digital era.
Judge Challenges Appeals Court Over Computer Monitoring Ban in January 6 Parole
Despite the appeals court ruling it overreach, a federal judge is pushing to re-impose invasive computer surveillance on a January 6 convict.