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‘I Was In Severe Pain’: Lawsuit Alleges Illegal Electronic Searches And Physical Violence At US Border
Americans who say their phones and laptops were seized by US border agents filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts this week, arguing that their First and Fourth Amendment rights had been violated when their electronic devices were searched without a warrant.
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Battle Against Controversial NSA Surveillance Program Gets New Life
A legal challenge to a controversial NSA surveillance program called Upstream is getting a second chance. A US appeals court reversed a lower court decision and ruled today that the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that runs Wikipedia, has legal standing to object to Upstream in court.
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FBI Ordered Google To Help Unlock Phones, Google Didn’t Fight Back
The US government used the All Writs Act in a failed attempt to make Apple write software that would weaken its security to help unlock a seized iPhone. That case was vacated this month, after a dramatic public battle. But the government is still using the All Writs Act to corral tech companies, including Google.
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The FBI Now Needs A Warrant To Use Its Phone-Sniffing Stingray Boxes
Privacy took a blow last week when the NSA got permission to keep operating a massive dragnet. Here’s some better news: As of today, US agents should have a harder time using Stingrays to spy on mobile phones.