Airport attorney Gigi Rechel is being investigated to determine if she violated the Florida Sunshine Law by failing to archive dozens of text messages between herself and a former board member. The Florida Bar Association is investigating a complaint that Rechel broke the law by not ensuring that the messages were saved. When text messages […]
Editorial: U.S. Supreme Court correctly requires warrant for cellphone searches – Tampa Bay Times
In a sweeping victory for personal privacy rights in the digital age, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday that police generally may not search the cellphone of someone they arrest without first obtaining a search warrant. The opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts recognizes that modern cellphones now carry a wealth of personal […]
States try to rein in police cellphone spying – Tallahassee Democrat
Yet the feds, invoking terror concerns, push to hide public records Nine states this year have placed new legal limits on police cellphone surveillance after revelations that law enforcement agencies across the country are gathering data of thousands of people at once, often without warrants or regard to whether the subjects are targets of criminal […]
