Home surveillance cameras have become increasingly popular in recent years. As a result, they have become a useful tool for law enforcement in aiding investigations. While they provide homeowners peace of mind, many are concerned they have created a kind of surveillance state. … Read More Is the Recent Rise in Doorbell Cameras Creating a Surveillance State?
If your face unlocks your iPhone X, then law enforcement likely has its key to Pandora’s box. This post discusses the applicability of Fifth Amendment protections in the context of electronic search warrants and facial recognition software. … Read More Apple’s New Facial Recognition Software is a Criminal Procedure Question Waiting to Happen
POSTED BY Micah-Shalom Kesselman Complementing an article written by one of our very own in our most recent published issue, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts recently ruled on the issue of whether a warrant is needed to obtain cellular site location information (CSLI) from a third party under the state constitution. The lower courts… Read More Recent Supreme Judicial Court Ruling a Victory for Privacy Advocates