Tag Archive for: Amendment

Gov’t surveillance ‘unreasonable’ & violated the 4th amendment ‘at least once’

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It’s official; the government’s spying efforts exceeded the legal limits at least once, meaning it is also officially “unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment.” The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) sent a letter [PDF] to Sen. Read more

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Prosecutors Demand Laptop Password in Violation of Fifth Amendment (Electronic Frontier Foundation)

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Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Prosecutors Demand Laptop Password in Violation of Fifth Amendment  —  San Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urged a federal court in Colorado today to block the government’s attempt to force a woman to enter a password into an encrypted laptop, arguing in an amicus brief …

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