@heidilifeldman having lived in a grad dorm at columbia. ..
Who let them in without a #warrant signed by a judge for a specific named person?
And how did he not know to send them away for such a warrant?
“What they don’t teach you at #Columbia…”
When Platforms and the #Government Unite, Remember What’s #Private and What Isn’t
Whether a company complies with casual government requests for data, requires a #warrant, or even fights overly-broad #warrants has been a canary in the digital coal mine during an era where companies may know more about you than your best friends and families.
#privacy #security
#BREAKING: A federal court ruled that the FBI's warrantless Section 702 searches violate the #FourthAmendment. This is a major victory for #civilliberties—but the fight isn't over.
For years, intelligence agencies have used Section 702 to conduct mass surveillance on #Americans without a #warrant. Now, the courts agree: It’s #unconstitutional.
Read more: https://buff.ly/4h3a6eZ
#Follow our friends at ACLU
#PrivacyMatters #FourthAmendment #SurveillanceReform #CivilLiberties
#Cleveland police used #AI to justify a search #warrant. It has derailed a murder case - cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A jury may never see the gun that authorities say was used to kill Blake Story last year.
That’s because Cleveland police used a facial recognition program – one that explicitly says its results are not admissible in court – to obtain a search warrant, according to court documents.
#searchwarrant #facialrecognition #biometrics #privacy
#FBI’s #Warrantless Search Ruled #Unconstitutional in a Blow to Government Spying
The FBI trawled #NSA records without a #warrant to investigate a man suspected of trying to join a terror group, prosecutors admit.
The decision gives a boost to the #surveillance critics who have long asked Congress to impose a warrant requirement on “backdoor” searches of NSA data collected under #Section702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, known as #FISA.
https://theintercept.com/2025/01/27/fbi-government-spying-surveillance-702-fisa/ #privacy
@eff to #Michigan #SupremeCourt: #Cell Phone #SearchWarrants Must Strictly Follow The Fourth Amendment’s Particularity and #ProbableCause Requirements
#FourthAmendment #privacy #rights #constitution #warrant
MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA’S STATEMENT ON ICE RAID ON NEWARK BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT
“Today, US #Immigration & Customs Enforcement (#ICE) agents raided a local establishment in the City of #Newark, detaining undocumented residents as well as #citizens, without producing a #warrant. One of the detainees is a US #military #veteran who suffered the #indignity of having the legitimacy of his military documentation questioned.
#law #Trump #law #USpolitics #CivilRights #HumanRights
https://www.newarknj.gov/news/mayor-ras-j-barakas-statement-on-ice-raid-on-newark-business-establishment
Court rules FBI’s #warrantless searches violated #FourthAmendment
#fbi #warrant #privacy
Never travel to #Russia or #Iran with their current governments
You will be kidnapped and used as a bargaining chip
#Italian #CeciliaSala was arrested 6 days after arriving in #Tehran on a #journalist visa for unspecified reasons
Possible explanation:
3 days before her arrest on Dec. 19, #Itay arrested #Iranian-#Swiss businessman Mohammad Abedini-Najafabad at #Milan's #Malpensa airport on a #USA #Warrant
She is being held in #Evin prison
https://apnews.com/article/italy-iran-journalist-arrest-ambassador-6656e7f9df9db8b7216a180d69dde52c
#Trump note:
if you live in #Northeast #USA like i do (#NewEngland, #NewYork, #NewJersey, #Pennsylvania, etc)
that square in east central New York is roughly the area around #SaratogaSprings #NY
it's nice. also rather pricey
a geographical artifact of the #USA #BorderPatrol's 100 mile zone in which it operates
for the rest of the Northeast, #US #Customs and #Border Protection has the #legal ability to suspend some of your #FourthAmendment #rights without a #warrant
When you start your car & get blasted by that 1st guitar attack in Uncle Tom's Cabin, you know it's going to be a good day. #Warrant #RockAndRoll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx6f68Wd9dc
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister, as well as Hamas's military commander.
'FYI. A #Warrant Isn’t Needed': #SecretService Says You Agreed To Be #Tracked With Location Data
#privacy #surveillance #geolocation
'FYI. A #Warrant Isn’t Needed': #SecretService Says You Agreed To Be Tracked With #Location Data
The Secret Service has used a technology called #LocateX which uses location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on phones. Because users agreed to an opaque terms of service page, the Secret Service believes it doesn't need a warrant.
https://www.404media.co/fyi-a-warrant-isnt-needed-secret-service-says-you-agreed-to-be-tracked-with-location-data/ #privacy #surveillance #FourthAmendment #4thAmendment