CA Supreme Court Concludes No Reason to Generate Precedent on Geofence Warrants(techdirt.com)

25 points by rntn 3 years ago | 0 comments

FBI director admits they rarely have probable cause for using NSA collections(techdirt.com)

348 points by repelsteeltje 2 years ago | 94 comments

Techdirt article on FBI Director Wray admitting the agency rarely has probable cause when performing backdoor searches of NSA Section 702 collections.

NY Federal Court: There's a Right to Record Police, Also Inside Station Lobbies(techdirt.com)

157 points by grammers 2 years ago | 88 comments

Senator Wyden Letter Confirms NSA Is Buying US Persons' Data from Data Brokers(techdirt.com)

366 points by rntn 2 years ago | 167 comments

Techdirt article on Senator Ron Wyden's letter revealing that the NSA buys Americans' data, including location data, from commercial data brokers.

State Governments Can’t Resist the Siren Song of Censorship(techdirt.com)

79 points by rntn 3 years ago | 73 comments

Judge to Texas: You Can't Age-Gate the Internet Without Evidence(techdirt.com)

52 points by djoldman 9 months ago | 36 comments