How Courts Avoid Ruling on Issues of Technology and Privacy (Slate)

When it comes to technology privacy cases, judges often focus on side issues instead of tackling the big questions. Last week, the New York Court of Appeals issued a ruling that could have ensured that […]

Public agency drone use soared in 2016 (Bloomberg)

In most law enforcement scenarios, drones are being flown for traffic management or crime-scene photography, according to the study. They’re also used for search and rescue, hazardous material spills, mass evacuations, and aerial viewing of […]

The state of privacy in post-Snowden America (Pew Research)

After the June 2013 leaks by government contractor Edward Snowden about National Security Agency surveillance of Americans’ online and phone communications, Pew Research Center began an in-depth exploration of people’s views and behaviors related to […]

FBI hacks into terrorist’s iPhone without Apple (USA Today)

Although the government officially withdrew from its battle against Apple Monday, many observers sense the tech privacy war is just getting started. “This lawsuit may be over, but the Constitutional and privacy questions it raised are […]