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Seventh Circuit Says Border Agents May Manually Search Phones Without a Warrant

The ruling raises the prospect of a Supreme Court or congressional decision to set uniform limits on device searches at ports of entry.

Apple Files New Challenge to UK Order Seeking iCloud Backdoor

19-Year-Old Charged After Secret Recordings in Irving Store Restrooms and Dressing Rooms

Supreme Court Says Geofence Location Demands Are Fourth Amendment Searches

Blank Rome Sued After 57,554 Clients' Data Was Exposed When an Attorney Was Tricked

French Assembly Approves Limited Access to Private DNA Databases for Criminal Cases

Judge Says WhatsApp Won't Provide Message Content in Valencian DANA Probe

Alameda County Extends Flock Safety Contract After Sheriff Discloses Unauthorized Searches

Supreme Court Orders €30,000 to Iker Casillas and Bans TV Material Over Private Audios

Karnataka Orders Mandatory FIRs for Revenge Porn and Sextortion

Bundestag Elects Moritz Hennemann as Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner

South Korea Fines Bithumb for Cross-Border Data Transfers

Appeals Court Blocks DOJ From Obtaining Michigan’s Unredacted Voter Rolls

Karnataka Police Order Mandatory FIRs for Non‑Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images

Second Round of Facebook $725 Million Settlement Payments Begins

Tech Firms Threaten to Leave as MPs Amend Canada’s Lawful‑Access Bill

Meta Lets Staff Pause Employee Tracking for 30 Minutes After Backlash

Amazon Sued Over Ring’s Familiar Faces Facial Recognition Feature

Erfurt Police Release Tesla Camera Images in Hunt for Woman Who Scratched Car

House Conservatives Demand Warrants Before FBI Searches Under Section 702