Carpenter v. United States, 201 L. Ed. 2d 507, 2018 U.S. LEXIS 3844, 138 S. Ct. 2206, 86 U.S.L.W. 4491, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 415, 2018 WL 3073916 SCOTUS decided Carpenter vs US: police needs a warrant to search past location data from a suspect’s cellphone On June 22, 2018, the […]
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On November 29, 2017, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in an important privacy case. The Sixth Circuit held that the protection granted under the Fourth Amendment did not prevent the government to access business records from the defendants’ wireless carriers revealing the user’s location without a warrant. In Carpenter v. United States Timothy Carpenter and Timothy Sanders […]
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On March 27, 2019, the Utah Governor signed H.B.57 into law. The Bill modifies provisions related to privacy of electronic information or data and their access by law enforcement. H.B 57 defines electronic information and data as being any “information or data including a sign, signal, writing, image, sound, or intelligence of any nature transmitted […]
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The Internet of Things has created discoverable data repositories not only out of cell phones but many other household items. Smart watches calculate our steps and heart rates, and can contradict a claim of disability or injury. Smart home devices track internal temperature and may contradict a spouse’s claim to have been home on a […]
On June 5, 2017, the Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari to review the decision by the Sixth Circuit holding that the protection granted under the Fourth Amendment did not prevent the government to access business records from the defendants’ wireless carriers revealing the user’s location without obtaining a warrant. In Carpenter v. United States […]
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This is a comment of the federal case Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe, 287 F.R.D. 182 (2012). The author states what is the real meaning of the Da Silva ruling for him: “The Court did not order the use of predictive coding” … “Computer-assisted review is not required in all cases”… “Predictive coding technology […]