Titled the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, the proposed law would prohibit a financial institution or its agent from requiring a specific firearm or ammunition merchant code to any firearms business located in Idaho.
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A bill introduced in the Texas House would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant code to track the purchases of firearms and ammunition.
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The legislation would require police to get a warrant before obtaining reverse-location information for electronic devices within a geofence or by using cell cite records in most situations.
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The legislation would require state and local law enforcement agencies to get a warrant before using a drone or other unmanned aircraft to gather evidence or other information pertaining to criminal conduct or conduct in violation of a statute or regulation.
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A bill passed by the West Virginia House would increase oversight of the state’s fusion center and require detailed reporting on its activities. Enactment of the law would increase the transparency of surveillance activities in the state and could set the stage for future reforms.
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Titled the “Electronic Information and Data Privacy Act,” the legislation would prohibit law enforcement agencies from obtaining “the location information, stored data, or transmitted data of an electronic device; or electronic information or data transmitted by the owner of the electronic information or data to a remote computing service provider” without a warrant based on probable cause.
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Under the law, a government entity or official could not "obtain, retain, access, or use any face surveillance system or any information obtained from a face surveillance system; or enter into an agreement or arrangement with a private entity to obtain, retain, access, or use any face surveillance system or any information obtained from a face surveillance system."
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The legislation would help block the use of cell-site simulators, commonly known as “stingrays.” These devices essentially spoof cell phone towers, tricking any device within range into connecting to the stingray instead of the tower, allowing law enforcement to sweep up communications content, as well as locate and track the person in possession of a specific phone or other electronic device.
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A bill introduced in the Arizona Senate would take a first step toward limiting the impact of federal programs that militarize local police and expand the national surveillance state.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Feb. 8, 2023) – A bill introduced in the Rhode Island House would ban the warrantless collection of electronic data and the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications in most situations. The passage of the bill would not only protect privacy in Rhode Island; it […]
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