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Wiretap Order, not a Search Warrant, Needed to Obtain Certain Information from Facebook

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The April 18, 2022 Trending Law Blog post discussed how, in Facebook, Inc. v. State of New Jersey, the New Jersey Appellate Division held that a communications data warrant, rather than a wiretap order, was required for law...more

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FBI Warrantless Searches of U.S. Persons under FISA Over-Reported

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The headlines scream: “FBI made 3.4M warrantless U.S. data searches,” claiming that the FBI carried out nearly 3.4 million warrantless searches of Americans’ electronic data that was collected as part of the government’s...more

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Cyber-criminals Beware: Governmental Surveillance of Suspects Does Not Always Require a Warrant

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A search warrant is not required for law enforcement to use pen registers to record the IP addresses visited by a criminal suspect, a federal appeals court recently held. This follows a 1979 Supreme Court case, Smith v....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Take Video, But Secure a Warrant to Run Facial Recognition Software

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Last week’s tech company announcements about facial recognition software startled me, but probably not for the reason you might imagine. Amazon, IBM and Microsoft all boosted their socially conscious credibility by moving...more

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2018 eDiscovery Case Law Review, Part 3

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With 2019 just upon us, it is a great time to look back on last year’s most influential eDiscovery cases.  Part three of this four-part series discusses impactful decisions concerning search and retrieval....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Come Back With a Warrant: Proposed Rule Change Expands the Government’s Ability to Access Electronically Stored Information in...

On April 28, 2016 the United States Supreme Court proposed a modification to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41 that significantly alters the manner in which the government can obtain search warrants to access computer...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Rival Court Decisions Reflect Shifting Views on Privacy in Public

With the spotlight on one high-profile battle that pits privacy rights against public safety interests, another crucial, similar dispute is making its way through the courts. How to evaluate new technology and its potential...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Spies, Hacking & Civil Liberties in the UK

In late 2015, Theresa May, the UK Home Secretary introduced the Investigatory Powers Bill (the “Bill”). Mrs May stated that the Bill was introduced to ensure that surveillance laws are “modern, fit for purpose and can...more

King & Spalding

U.S. Senate Proposes Bill Requiring Warrants Prior To Use Of Drones By Federal Law Enforcement

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Senators Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Dean Heller (R-Nevada) have introduced a bill that would require a warrant prior to the use by any federal entity—including federal law enforcement—of a “mobile aerial-view device.” Such...more

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