Daily Archives: August 1, 2020

WaPo: Data isn’t just being collected from your phone. It’s being used to score you.

WaPo: Data isn’t just being collected from your phone. It’s being used to score you. by Harvey Rosenfield & Laura Antonini (“Operating in the shadows of the online marketplace, specialized tech companies you’ve likely never heard of are tapping vast … Continue reading

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NY Times: Why a Data Breach at a Genealogy Site Has Privacy Experts Worried

NY Times: Why a Data Breach at a Genealogy Site Has Privacy Experts Worried by Heather Murphy (“Nearly two-thirds of GEDmatch’s users opt out of helping law enforcement. For a brief window this month, that didn’t matter.”):

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CA7: Violation of police dept regulations can’t reasonably be a § 1983 claim or 4A violation

Violation of department violations can’t reasonably be a § 1983 claim or violation of the Fourth Amendment. Estate of Biegert v. Molitor, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 24211 (7th Cir. July 31, 2020):

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IN: Def counsel’s not filing a motion to suppress was strategic for plea purposes, not because of conflict

Defendant claimed defense counsel had a conflict of interest in not filing a motion to suppress because counsel also represented defendant’s wife. Their interests were identical in the case. The decision not to pursue the motion was to secure a … Continue reading

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