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EPIC to Argue for Location Privacy in NJ Supreme Court
The New Jersey Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in State v. Earls, an important case regarding the privacy of cell phone location information. At issue is whether real-time location data should be disclosed by a cell phone provider...
Federal Court to Hear Arguments in Cell Phone Tracking Case
The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has tentatively scheduled oral argument in the first week of October for a current case, In re US Application for Historic Cell-Site Location Information, addressing whether the Fourth Amendment allows the Government...
Law Enforcement Requests to Wireless Carriers Topped 1.3 Million in 2011
In response to recent letters from Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA), nine mobile wireless carriers have provided detailed reports of law enforcement requests for user cell phone records. These requests come from agencies - across all levels of government - seeking...
Court Orders Twitter to Disclose User Records, Denies User's Ability to Challenge Order
A New York judge has ordered Twitter to turn over user data for an Occupy Wall Street protester. The user challenged the order under the Twitter terms of service, but the court ruled that the user had no standing. EPIC...
EPIC Files Suit for FBI "Sting Ray" Cell Phone Tracking Documents
EPIC has filed a FOIA lawsuit against the FBI for documents related to the Government's use of cell phone tracking technology, known as "Sting Ray.".For more than 15 years the FBI has used cell-site simulator technology to track the location...
EPIC v. FBI - Stingray / Cell Site Simulator
Top News | Background | Legal Documents| Freedom of Information Act Documents | Released Documents | News Items Top News : () Background A StingRay is a device that can triangulate the source of a cellular signal by acting...
EPIC Urges Court to Uphold Location Privacy in Cell Phone Tracking Case
EPIC filed a "Friend of the Court" brief in the Fifth Circuit urging the court to uphold Fourth Amendment protections for cell phone users. In the case, In re US for Historical Cell-Site Data, the lower court held that the...
