laws
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Bizarre Regional Laws In The US Are Even Weirder Than You Thought
Every now and then there’s a writeup of some weird US laws, and it’s always interesting to see what random stuff merited legislation at one time or another. But this infographic, put out by the online attorney directory Upcounsel, takes the curation to the next level and also talks about enforcement and shows which weird…
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Email Records: You’re Going To Need A Warrant For That (Maybe)
If US authorities want access to your email and other online data, they’re going to have to get a warrant first, thanks to a new bill that was approved by the US Senate Judiciary Committee today.
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Germany Declares Facebook’s Facial Recognition Illegal
Although we think it’s generally a pretty nifty feature, valid concerns over the misuse of Facebook’s auto-recognition tagging have lead Germany to ban it entirely. That’s right — Facebook in its current state is now illegal. Deep Scheiße, Zuckerberg.
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A Change To Surveillance Laws Could Give Police Access To All Your Phone Records
A federal bill is currently looking at making adjustments to current surveillance laws to give police access to the complete phone records of missing persons. The question is whether or not this is too much of an invasion of privacy.