GPS

05/25/2012
This Week in Civil Liberties

Free Future Friday links roundup

By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at 10:20am
A few links that have caught our eye this past week: Read More
05/15/2012
License Plate Scanners

In Massachusetts, A Registry of Everywhere You’ve Ever Driven?

By Kade Crockford, ACLU of Massachusetts at 1:46pm
Back in the fall of 2010, I was perusing the Massachusetts state public safety website when I came upon an interesting notice. The state had received nearly a half a ... Read More
04/27/2012
dotRights

Civil Liberties in the Digital Age: Weekly Highlights (4/27/2012)

By Anna Salem, ACLU of Northern California at 4:01pm
In the digital age that we live in today, we are constantly exposing our personal information online. From using cell phones and GPS devices to online shopping and ... Read More
04/27/2012
Location Tracking

Need For a Warrant For GPS Tracking Still Not Settled

By Catherine Crump, Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at 8:40am
Last night we filed an amicus brief in United States v. Pineda-Moreno, a Ninth Circuit case that could play a significant role in determining how broadly the Supreme ... Read More
04/06/2012
Location Tracking

Court Says No GPS Tracking? How About Cell Phone Tracking?

By Sarah Roberts, Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at 12:55pm
After the Supreme Court ruled the police cannot attach a GPS device to a suspect's car to track them, law enforcement is trying to use cell phone location data to get ... Read More
03/31/2012
Location Tracking

Results of Nationwide Government Cell Phone Tracking Records Request Show Frequent Violations of Americans' Privacy Rights

By Catherine Crump, Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at 1:17pm
The ACLU has released the results of our public records requests to hundreds of police departments asking about their cell phone tracking policies. What we have ... Read More
03/19/2012
Location Tracking

Even After Supreme Court GPS Decision, Feds Still Want Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking

By Sarah Roberts, Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at 8:34pm
Even after January's landmark Supreme Court decision cast significant doubt on the government’s ability to electronically track a person’s location ... Read More
01/23/2012
GPS

Supreme Court Rules Government Violated Privacy Rights in GPS Tracking Case

By Ateqah Khaki, ACLU at 12:29pm
The Court held 9-0 that the government violated the Fourth Amendment when it placed a GPS tracking device to Antoine Jones's car to track his movements for a month. Read More
12/16/2011
GPS

Justice Department Avoids Decision On Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking

By Catherine Crump, Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at 3:04pm
Federal law enforcement has used people’s cell phones to track their movements for at least a decade, but even today there is no clear answer to whether the ... Read More
11/21/2011
License Plate Scanners

License Plate Scanners Logging Our Every Move

By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at 4:30pm
If we do not limit the use of automated license plate readers, it will represent a significant step toward the creation of a surveillance society in the United States. Read More

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