Associated PressMay 18, 2020
10min561
Not enough people want phone app that lets government track whom they're meeting.
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Associated PressMay 18, 2020
Jacob OglesNovember 12, 2019
3min561
But similar legislation never got to the floor last Session.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 2, 2019
5min331
The case of a man suspected of burglary in Hillsborough County is the latest in a string of cell phone-related cases that could further define privacy rights in a digital world. Taphone Prince is refusing to give investigators the passcode to his Alcatel 7 cell phone even after a judge issued a warrant for its […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 21, 2018
5min726
State Sen. Jeff Brandes has again filed a bill that would protect individuals’ privacy contained on cell phones and other electronic devices as well as GPS location data. The bill would require a warrant to access electronic information from a person suspected of a crime. A warrant is not currently required to search such electronic data. […]
Mitch PerryDecember 14, 2017
5min368
It’s time to deal with privacy in the age of Alexa, Sen. Jeff Brandes says. The St. Petersburg Republican has filed legislation (SB 1256) to protect the expectation of privacy in the use of cell phones and other microphone-enabled household devices. The surge in sales of “smart speakers” like Amazon’s Echo, with its “Alexa” cloud-based voice service, […]
Florence SnyderDecember 15, 2016
3min225
With 11 shopping days ‘til Christmas, Yahoo dropped a lump of coal into the stockings of 1 billion of its users with news that their accounts had been “breached.” That’s tech-speak for “bad guys forged your cookies” — and they are not talking about the sweets you leave next to Santa’s glass of milk. Worse, […]
Associated PressFebruary 11, 2016
13min219
Protecting the privacy of law-abiding citizens from the government is a pillar of Ted Cruz‘s Republican presidential candidacy, but his campaign is testing the limits of siphoning personal data from supporters. His “Cruz Crew” mobile app is designed to gather detailed information from its users’ phones — tracking their physical movements and mining the names […]
James CallMarch 30, 2015
4min264
New media technologies are forcing privacy advocates to redefine privacy. Sen. Dorothy Hukill is the point person in the Legislature this session for people wanting to be left alone. Her drone bill swats restrictions on mini-flying robots equipped with video cameras like Seiko’s soon-to-be-released 0.4-ounce bug-size helicopter. SB 282 is now sitting in Appropriations. On Monday, […]
Peter SchorschFebruary 11, 20156min218
If there is one keyword for the digital age, it is “privacy.” From social media trolls and revenge porn to thieves eyeing to steal identities, the way private digital information spreads on the Internet is possibly the most burning issue of our times. An added wrinkle is the fact our digital identity sticks around much longer […]
Phil AmmannFebruary 10, 2015
7min232
If there is one keyword for the digital age, it is privacy. From social media trolls and revenge porn to thieves eyeing to steal identities, the way private digital information spreads on the Internet is possibly the most burning issue of our times. An added wrinkle is the fact our digital identity sticks around much longer […]