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30Jun
2014

Can You Hear Me From Here? Landmark Supreme Court Decisions on Privacy

          The United States Supreme Court has now ruled in U.S. v. Wurie, and a companion case, Riley v. California (both which were decided last week) that there is an expectation of privacy in the ...

13Jun
2014

Three Things You Need to Know About Cell Phone Privacy

Recently, I wrote about why it is often wise to invoke your right to remain silent. That is because any information you provide – even as a witness — can later be used against you in court. Similarly, your cell phone ...

05Mar
2014

Can the Police Search My Home Without a Warrant?

Can the police search my home without a warrant? Anyone who is familiar with the U.S. Constitution would emphatically say no to this question, as the Fourth Amendment protects private citizens from unreasonable searches and ...

04Mar
2014

Protect Your Fouth Amendment Rights by Supporting HR 1852

Congress is currently considering the E-mail Privacy Act (HR 1852), a bi-partisan bill that would update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA).  ECPA was passed in 1986, when e-mail was not widely used and cloud ...