Tag Archives: Electronic Frontier Foundation

Did you think flying robots were only creatures of science fiction movies? Silly you. Your neighbor can buy one from any number of dealers and online sources, and next thing you know, cameras could be flying over your backyard. Drones – remotely controlled devices that have been made famous by the military’s use of unmanned aerial vehicles – are now appealing to the civilian population and the police, raising concerns with privacy groups.   Drone On You can buy a …

Did you know your cell phone can be tracked by the government, even when you’re not using it? Using a device called a Stingray, which acts like a “fake” cell phone tower allowing them to search large areas for a specific cell phone signal, the government is able to gather data on any other phones in the area. That clearly violates the Fourth Amendment, according to a constitutional challenge mounted by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the ACLU as …

The government could be tracking your every move, and there’s little you can do to stop it – or even to find out who is watching – according to a recent investigation by the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU reviewed 200 law enforcement agencies across the U.S., and found that nearly all have tracked down individuals’ private cell phone records, many times without a warrant or court order. Only 10 police departments surveyed said they had never tracked cell …

Plenty of journalists have blogs these days, but is everyone who blogs a journalist? Not if they fail to check their facts, post defamatory statements not backed by evidence, and have no connections to any news outlets, an Oregon jury recently ruled. Now blogger Crystal Cox, who was ordered to pay $2.5 million to an attorney and his business for the damage her website caused, hopes for a second chance to argue her case. And one of the country’s most …

Every year, thousands of individuals exercise their constitutional right to file a civil claim in court. Most often, the purpose of these lawsuits is to seek compensation for some sort of wrongdoing or injury. It’s often a difficult, time-consuming and expensive process. But a small percentage of these cases are absolutely ridiculous. These cases have been coined “frivolous lawsuits.” The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) complied a list called The Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2011. The …