The Tension between Agency Authority and the Constitution
The Supreme Court has recently agreed to take up a case that questions the constitutionality of administrative agencies’ broad discretion in rulemaking authority.
Policy
Utah law would strike a balance between public safety and digital privacy
Utah is set to become the first state in the nation to regulate law enforcement’s use of geofence searches — a “reverse search” technique that allows law enforcement to identify criminal suspects by requesting caches of anonymized data from technology companies.
Who Owns Your DNA?
How secure is your DNA? Even if you have never purchased an ancestry kit, your identity can easily be traced through the DNA samples of your relatives.
Choose Privacy
Technology and privacy have always had a contentious relationship. At the turn of the 19th Century the invention of the photograph gave birth to the first privacy advocates.
Massachusetts Violates Consumer Consent
A recent lawsuit reveals the problems that arise from the unholy union between technology firms and government actors. The most recent kerfuffle involves an unconstitutional scheme between Google and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to automatically download a COVID-19 tracking app onto Android users’ phones without their consent.
Tracking Truckers
Yet again, the public is being asked to trade privacy for safety. This time, truckers are in the midst of the controversy, sparked by a proposed rule creating a digital tracking system for commercial truckers that may further stress the nation’s already weak supply chains.
Privacy in the Digital Era: Who Controls Private Data?
The boundaries between physical and digital spheres are collapsing. The digital sharing of personal information is now embedded into the economic and relational activities of daily life.
Montana Protects Privacy
Privacy won at the ballot box on Tuesday when Montana’s C-48 passed. This ballot measure was a legislatively recommended amendment to the state’s constitution that would require a search warrant to access an individual’s data or electronic communications.
A Key Lawsuit Could Reveal Just How Blurry The Lines Between Social Media And Government Have Become
To what extent are the content moderation decisions social media companies have made over the last several years influenced by the threat of government action?