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High court to hear warrantless wiretapping case
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- USA
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- May 26 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted a writ of certiorari in Clapper v. Amnesty International USA, a case challenging the 2008 amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that allows warrantless wiretapping of U.S. residents’ foreign communications
Maryland allows wiretaps of out-of-state phone calls
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- USA
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- May 26 2012
Maryland’s highest court has ruled that police can monitor cell phone calls regardless of the phone’s location, as long as the police listen to the calls within the jurisdiction of the court that issued the order
Federal Wiretap Act does not preempt state law, court finds
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- USA
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- May 12 2012
The federal Wiretap Act does not preempt more privacy-protective state legislation, according to a recent ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
No warrant needed to access cell phone location data, court holds
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- USA
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- April 7 2012
A federal district court in Maryland has ruled in United States v. Graham that the government did not need a warrant to compel a cell phone service provider to turn over more than six months’ worth of historical cell-site data that it then used to trace the movement of criminal suspects
German high court delivers mixed verdict on lawful access rules
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- Germany
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- March 17 2012
Germany’s highest court has upheld provisions of the country’s Telecommunications Act requiring providers to store customer data and allowing the Federal Network Agency to automatically access data on behalf of investigative agencies without the knowledge of providers
Ninth Circuit allows surveillance case to proceed against government, but not telecoms
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- USA
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- January 7 2012
A law granting immunity to telecommunications companies that allegedly assisted the U.S. government in conducting warrantless surveillance on American citizens is constitutional, according to the Ninth Circuit
Another court requires a search warrant for cellphone tracking
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- USA
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- December 10 2011
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas last month upheld a magistrate’s earlier ruling that the government must secure a search warrant before compelling cellular service providers to turn over historical cell-site location data
When does a border search cross the line?
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- USA
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- June 19 2010
Several federal courts of appeal have held that the government can search electronic devices carried across the border by incoming travelers without probable cause or even reasonable suspicion that a crime has occurred
Supreme Court first ducks, then addresses, issue of employees' expectation of privacy in workplace communications
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- USA
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- June 19 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court held, in City of Ontario v. Quon, that a government employer's examination of an employee's pager messages did not violate the Fourth Amendment because it was justified by a "legitimate work-related rationale" and was "not excessively intrusive."
Connecticut Supreme Court finds call records on cell phone protected by Fourth Amendment
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- USA
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- May 21 2010
The majority of courts have held that telephone call records are not protected by the Fourth Amendment because those records are shared with third parties -- namely, the phone company
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