By Michael Maharrey Civil asset forfeiture is a pernicious policy in its own right. It is nothing more than legalized, institutionalized, government-sanctioned theft. Forfeiture laws…
By B.N. Frank For many years, communities worldwide have been installing privacy invasive technology. Some communities have officially become privacy invasive “Smart Cities” (see 1,…
By Matthew Guariglia Cops in Vallejo have put their controversial cell-phone surveillance tool back in the box, after a judge released a tentative ruling (which…
By Michael Maharrey ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May 8, 2020) – Yesterday, Maryland Gov. Lawrence Hogan announced he would allow a bill to ban the use of…
By Michael Maharrey Last week, a Michigan Senate committee passed a bill that would prohibit the warrantless use of stingray devices and the collection of…
By Michael Maharrey Today, the Florida Senate approved a measure that would ban warrantless location tracking and the use of stingray devices to sweep up…
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, an Oklahoma Senate committee unanimously passed a bill that would ban the warrantless collection of electronic data and the use of…
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, a second Florida Senate committee approved a measure that would ban warrantless location tracking and the use of stingray devices to…
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, a Florida Senate committee approved a measure that would ban warrantless location tracking and the use of stingray devices to sweep…
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, a Missouri House committee overwhelmingly passed a bill that would ban the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and…
By Michael Maharrey A New Hampshire law that bans the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications without…
By Derrick Broze An appeals court in Washington has ruled that law enforcement must acquire a search warrant before employing cell phone surveillance tools often…
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, a new Arizona law that in most situations bans the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep…
By Michael Maharrey Earlier this week, a bill that bans the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications…