by Laura Valkovic | Mar 4, 2019 | Articles, Columns, Politics, Privacy & Tech
Our civilization has entered the digital age. The technological realm has become pervasive, and we can hardly escape it in our daily interactions. But can we trust those steering the ship? As each day brings new insight into the fraudulent use of personal data,...
by Laura Valkovic | Feb 6, 2019 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, First Amendment, Law, Politics, Social Issues
The mental picture of police dusting for fingerprints may be the most iconic image of 20th-century law enforcement. Gone are the days when investigators would rely on such quaint procedures, as biometrics – the use of each individual’s unique biological features for...
by Leesa K. Donner | Jan 29, 2019 | Articles, Culture and Entertainment News, Culture Rot, Social Issues
If you are one of those 20th-century throwbacks who worry about Big Brother and privacy, worry no more. It’s not Big Brother that’s listening – it’s Facetime. Apple even acknowledges as much, though it calls this latest invasion of your privacy a “bug” that needs to...
by Mark Angelides | Nov 24, 2018 | Articles, Politics, Privacy & Tech, Science, The Constitution
There is no doubt that life, education, and health have been improved by advances in science and technology. Medicine, large-scale production of food, transit, and long-distance communications have all provided an immeasurable benefit to society. But has the direction...
by Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. | Jun 23, 2018 | Law
The United States Supreme Court has ruled in Carpenter v. U.S. that some cellular phone location data is covered by the Fourth Amendment. Timothy Ivory Carpenter was convicted of a series of armed robberies in Ohio and Michigan. He was convicted and sentenced to...
