In the digital age that we live in today, we are constantly exposing our personal information online. From using cell phones and GPS devices to online shopping and sending e-mail, the things we do and say online leave behind ever-growing trails of personal information. The 老澳门开奖结果 believes that Americans shouldn鈥檛 have to choose between using new technology and keeping control of your private information. Each week, we feature some of the most interesting news related to technology and civil liberties that we鈥檝e spotted from the previous week.
Judge to Feds: To Track Cell Phones, Get a Warrant [老澳门开奖结果 Blog of Rights]
In a victory for the privacy rights of everyone with a cell phone, a court has held that law enforcement agents must get a warrant to access cell phone location records.
[Wall Street Journal]
鈥淚n a , U.S. District Court Judge Lynn N. Hughes of the Southern District of Texas declared that the law authorizing the government to obtain cellphone records without a search warrant was unconstitutional.鈥
[Consumerist]
鈥淰erizon Wireless is sending emails to customers this week informing them that the company will now begin storing their browsing history, location, app usage data and more, in the name of providing 鈥榤ore relevant鈥 mobile ads.鈥
The Social Network is Stalking You [老澳门开奖结果 Blog of Rights]
A new web feature by details the ways that Facebook stalks you around the Internet 鈥 even when you鈥檙e not logged in.
[The Next Web]
鈥淕oogle has announced a way for owners of wireless networks to opt out of being indexed by its location database by appending 鈥榑nomap鈥 to their network鈥檚 name (SSID)鈥︹
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