Tag Archives: Law

7 out of 10

7 out of 10 Americans believe the health care law is unconstitutional. hmm. 7 out of 10 Americans believe the health care law is unconstitutional. This quote was in an article on Morning Edition as I was driving in to work this morning. The first thing that came to my mind when I heard this [...]

An unusual opposition – Please don’t let TV broadcast the Supreme Court

Some might think that I have taken this position just to confuse people. Jeremy, rabid proponent of free speech, lover of the Supreme Court, obviously would be in favor of a bill requiring that all court cases be televised. I think I suprised people a bit. The bill, Senate bill 1945, proposes amending Chapter 45 [...]

Understanding the tool – Full Hard Drive Encryption

CNET and others have been running stories lately regarding a new feature of a product called Passware Kit Forensic 11.3 which has the ability to now recover the encryption keys from Apple’s FileVault 2 Full Hard Drive Encryption software.  While the articles themselves have done a balanced job of describing the risks, it frustrates me that novices [...]

US v. Jones – Quick Thoughts

The Supreme Court just ruled in United States v. Jones that the placement of a GPS tracking device on an individuals automobile without a warrant is a violation of the 4th Amendment.  The New York Times does a good job with an overview of the case here: Justices Say GPS Tracker Violated Privacy Rights. I am [...]

The dangers of specificity

When a discussion, an old school presentation, and a section in a book I had paused reading but just picked back up all point to the same topic, it seems a good idea to write about it. Sunday morning while I was reading over my news, I came across a story summary that talked about [...]