Privacy
Keonne Rodriguez on bitcoin, privacy, and going to prison
Forty-eight hours before he was scheduled to report to federal prison, Keonne Rodriguez was still talking about code. In 2015, Rodriguez launched Samourai Wallet, a bitcoin wallet designed for financial privacy. Its signature…
The Supreme Court’s next big Fourth Amendment case
In Carpenter v. United States (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court held that warrantless government tracking of cellphone users via their cellphone location records violated the constitutional right to be free from unreasonable…
Sex educators say they’re being harmed by age-verification laws
"Oh, so you want kids to look at pornography?" That's the absurd accusation often thrown at people who oppose age verification mandates for online adult content. Opponents of these laws counter that actually…
Maine lobsterman files SCOTUS petition against GPS boat tracking rule
In March 2022, a rule was finalized requiring all federally permitted lobster vessels in 10 East Coast states to install GPS tracking. Now one lobsterman is asking the Supreme Court to overturn the regulation. Last week,…
Trump reverses course, backs Section 702 reauthorization after ‘KILL FISA’ post
This week, President Donald Trump called on Congress to reauthorize a provision of federal law that allows the government to spy on noncitizens but can easily be used against citizens, as well. Lawmakers, including previously…
Brief Challenging California Law Banning Publication of Information About Sealed Arrests
From the Introduction to an amicus brief filed by Gill Sperlein and Ronnie London (the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) on behalf of FIRE, the First Amendment Coalition, and me in Blackman v. Substack, Inc.:…
Court Dismisses Suit Against N.Y. Times & Serial Productions over The Idiot/i> Podcast
For some backstory, see this DoJ press release ("Murder For Hire Convict Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison"https://reason.com/"Allen Gessen Was Convicted Of Soliciting an Undercover Agent to Murder the Estranged…
Federal wearable tech push could expose Americans’ health data
By gathering continuous data about sleep, heart rate, and physical activity, biowearable devices can give individuals more control over their well-being. But they also create a detailed digital record of our daily lives—one…
New York City’s OMNY transit fare system is a privacy risk
This year's Times Square Ball Drop marked not only the end of 2025, but also the end of the MetroCard. Now, New Yorkers must use their credit, debit, or One Metro New York (OMNY) card to navigate the city aboard…
Controversial geofence warrants face Supreme Court challenge
It sometimes seems technology provides a moving target for the Fourth Amendment, evolving new means of snooping on people while courts struggle to keep up. That's the case with Chatrie v. United States, in which the U.S.…
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