US Supreme Court appears split over controversial use of ‘geofence’ search warrants

US Supreme Court appears split over controversial use of ‘geofence’ search warrants

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in a landmark legal case that could redefine digital privacy rights for people across the United States. The case, Chatrie v. United States, centers on the government’s controversial use of so-called “geofence” search warrants. Law enforcement and federal agents use these warrants to compel tech companies, like…

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Genetic sharing site openSNP to shut down, citing concerns of data privacy and ‘rise in authoritarian governments’

Genetic sharing site openSNP to shut down, citing concerns of data privacy and ‘rise in authoritarian governments’

OpenSNP, a large open source repository for user-uploaded genetic data, will shut down and delete all of its data at the end of April, its co-founder has confirmed. In a blog post, openSNP co-founder Bastian Greshake Tzovaras attributed the decision to shutter the site both due to concerns of data privacy following the financial collapse…

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