Topic: Privacy

TikTok, tick-tock
TikTok, tick-tock June 26, 2021 Eric Utter Words of advice: Don't be caught on a TikTok video saying, "Wuhan Flu," "China sucks!," or "Xi Jinping has halitosis."
NYT editorial board member writes op-ed saying everyone's income taxes should be available to the public
NYT editorial board member writes op-ed saying everyone's income taxes should be available to the public April 15, 2019 Thomas Lifson The very concept of privacy seems to be under attack (except, of course, as a justification for abortion, as laid out in Roe v. Wade — that is considered sacrosanct by the Left, including academia and the media).
Neil Gorsuch should be hailed by privacy advocates
Neil Gorsuch should be hailed by privacy advocates February 6, 2017 Mark J. Fitzgibbons Digital-age privacy advocates should be thrilled with President Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court precisely because he is a superb originalist.
Government will examine your energy bill if your neighbor grows pot
Government will examine your energy bill if your neighbor grows pot October 25, 2015 Mark J. Fitzgibbons Welcome to the new police state, where the government may, unbeknownst to you, look at your residential energy bill if your neighbor is suspected of growing pot.
Email privacy bill violates...email privacy
Email privacy bill violates...email privacy September 17, 2015 Mark J. Fitzgibbons First do no harm.
Government must obtain warrant for e-mails (unless government wants your e-mails)
Government must obtain warrant for e-mails (unless government wants your e-mails) May 20, 2015 Mark J. Fitzgibbons A new "privacy protection" bill authorizes government agencies to skip the requirement of going to a judge by unilaterally issuing judge-less warrants.
Government snooping through your emails without a warrant: Not just the NSA
Government snooping through your emails without a warrant: Not just the NSA April 18, 2015 Mark J. Fitzgibbons The SEC and IRS, among other government agencies, love, love, love administrative subpoenas to snoop through emails without probable cause.
The <em>Wurie Case</em>: Restoring the Property Basis of the Fourth Amendment
The <em>Wurie Case</em>: Restoring the Property Basis of the Fourth Amendment April 28, 2014 Robert J. Olson, Herbert W. Titus & William J. Olson The term “privacy” is a term that does not appear in the U.S. Constitution – which lets Supreme Court judges can "interpret" it however they wish.
Smartphone Apps: Are They Constitutional?
Smartphone Apps: Are They Constitutional? March 25, 2014 Michael Bargo, Jr. Can a man trade away his constitutional rights?
Vanishing Privacy
Vanishing Privacy June 11, 2013 Robert Ford If you are not doing anything wrong you don't need a bathroom door. That was the conclusion of a Florida County.
Say good-bye to privacy thanks to Stellar Wind
Say good-bye to privacy thanks to Stellar Wind March 18, 2012 Hugh de Payns The viral machinery of totalitarianism is now slowly wresting control away from civilized men