06.12.2013 - 01:22 [ ACLU ]

DOJ asks court to give police the benefit of the doubt on murky surveillance law

Technology changes much faster than privacy law, and more often than not that means police push warrantless use of cutting-edge surveillance technologies to the max, to the detriment of our privacy rights. The Third Circuit now has an opportunity to send a message to police departments and legislatures both: the Fourth Amendment applies in the digital age, so if you want to spy on someone — no matter what new fancy tool you use — you‘re gonna need a warrant for that.