Cellphones, Police, Privacy, Technology

Judges Are Getting Concerned About ‘Undeniably Creative’ Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking

There has been justifiably a lot of talk over the last few days about U.S. v. Jones, and the privacy issues it raises. Our editor emeritus Kashmir Hill was fortunate enough to hear oral arguments at the Supreme Court in person, alongside top legal reporters such as Jeffrey Toobin and Adam Liptak. But when it […]

Bad Ideas, Crime, Cyberlaw, Free Speech, Police, Technology

San Francisco Subway Shuts Off Cell Service, Hackers Get Angry

I rode BART into San Francisco on Monday for dinner. As our train approached the Embarcadero station, the driver came on the intercom. “We aren’t stopping at this station. Don’t want to drop you in the middle of a protest.” So my roommate and I got off a block later and backtracked. We encountered a […]