Apple’s Privacy Blunder Highlights the Need for Legal Protections
This entire situation does highlight the need for consumers to be aware of the risks they run with their data before deciding to entrust it to a third party as well as the need for robust guardrails for government agencies that...
A Small Supreme Court Win for the Fourth Amendment
Can police follow you into your home and arrest you for a low-level crime without getting a warrant?
HB 251: Upholding Fourth Amendment Warrant Requirements
This bill requires law enforcement to have a particular suspect before proceeding with a reverse location or keyword search warrant.
Protecting the Right to Privacy in a Digital Era
The desire to use new technologies in the name of protecting the community cannot come at the expense of an individual’s fundamental rights.
Data privacy: Is the law keeping up to tech?
Modern technology improves our lives, but is the law keeping up with it to ensure our right to privacy? The practice of "reverse warrants" suggests it's not.
Michigan Brings Digital Privacy Into the 21st Century
Michigan is the latest state to join the effort to bring digital privacy protections in the 21st Century.
Roadside traffic stop or fishing expedition?
The standard for conducting a roadside stop should be raised to prevent unintended biases in policing.
Will Utah Protect Your Right to Privacy When the Supreme Court Won’t?
Your right to privacy has been further eroded thanks to the Supreme Court's recent Strieff decision — but that could change here in Utah, where the case originated.
HJR 9: A Constitutional Amendment to Protect Digital Privacy
This bill amends Utah's Constitution to make clear that electronic data is afforded the same presumption of privacy as paper-based data.
SB119: Requiring a Warrant to Access Drug Use Information
This bill passed the Senate unanimously and passed the House 55-17. It was subsequently signed into law by Governor Herbert. Libertas Institute supports this bill. In 2013, some employees of the Unified Fire Authority...