About a year ago I wrote about why you shouldn’t post children’s pictures on the Internet. As an addendum to that, please remember that many of today’s smart phones and cameras embed geotag information in their photos and videos. This information can tell people where the photo was taken and, if was taken at your … Continue reading Beware of geotagging when posting photos and videos
I’ve already ranted about the TSA’s invasive groping and scanning in the name of national security, so I won’t launch into that again. However, I do want to lift my glass to the New Hampshire legislature for proposing a law that would criminalize such behavior. As noted in its introductory text, the NH bill (HB628-FN) … Continue reading TSA searches lack probable cause
The Roe v. Wade decision was handed down 38 years ago today. In it the Supreme Court said all women have the right to privacy in making medical decisions for themselves, including abortion if they so choose. In the 21st Century, despite all the advances of medicine, science, law, and education, there are still some … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Roe v. Wade
In today’s Washington Post, Jeffrey Rosen presents a compelling case against the TSA’s new airport security measures. What many of us felt in our bones, he spells out in detail. If you’re still on the fence about the TSA’s revealing scans and intimate pat-downs, you owe it to yourself to read Rosen’s “Why the TSA … Continue reading Questioning the constitutionality of TSA searches
In the wake of public outrage over its security measures at US airports, the Transportation Security Administration has come out with all sorts of defensive statements about how thoroughly its screeners are vetted and trained. As if that were the issue. The outrage is over intrusive pat-downs of women’s breasts and everyone’s inner thighs (supposedly … Continue reading Back off, TSA
Two days ago this story appeared on the New York Times website: U.S. Tries to Make It Easier to Wiretap the Internet Shades of George Bush and his warrantless wiretaps. Only this time it’s the Obama administration wanting easier access to Americans’ Internet activities. Law enforcement and national security officials want to be able to … Continue reading Wiretapping, Obama-style
