A federal district court in Oklahoma has departed from the previous consensus on the use of automated license plate reader (“ALPR”) technology by law enforcement, holding that a police officer violated the Fourth Amendment when...

Last week, on August 18, 2026, the EU’s e-Evidence Package officially went into effect. It marks a major change in how EU authorities can obtain electronic evidence across borders. By allowing authorities in one Member State to...

The Supreme Court has issued its long-awaited decision in Chatrie v. United States, holding that police conducted a Fourth Amendment search when they obtained Chatrie’s cell phone location information from Google pursuant to a geofence...

The Fourth Circuit’s recent decision in United States v. Lowers crystalizes two key Trust & Safety issues for providers. Lowers primarily holds that even when a user agrees to terms of service that permit a provider to...

On September 30, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) and Tractor Supply Company announced a $1.35 million settlement to resolve claims that the company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Initially prompted by a consumer...

Update – 8/1/2025: This is a follow up post to our November 2024 post “Omnibus Nondisclosure Orders Challenged.” On July 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“DC...