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The next generation of Google’s Android operating system, due for release next month, will encrypt data by default for the first time, raising yet another barrier to police gaining access to the troves of personal data typically kept on smartphones.
Read More →Apple said Wednesday night that it is making it impossible for the company to turn over data from most iPhones or iPads to police — even when they have a search warrant.
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A recent NYPD order prohibits officers from taking photos or video and audio recordings during citizen contacts.
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Courts are recognizing inaccuracies in cell phone location data used in criminal cases.
Read More →The old rules, Chief Justice Roberts said, cannot be applied to “modern cellphones, which are now such a pervasive and insistent part of daily life that the proverbial visitor from Mars might conclude they were an important feature of human anatomy.”
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Pelican Products, Inc., has announced the launch of the Pelican ProGear Voyager for Samsung Galaxy S 5 Active. Joining Pelican's existing collection of rugged smartphone cases, the new Pelican ProGear Voyager case is now available for purchase exclusively through AT&T.
Read More →Controversy is brewing over local police use of cell phone surveillance tools to gather mass user data.
Read More →A unified front of the nation's leading public safety and public health organizations submitted comments this week in support of a proposed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule to help emergency responders more quickly and accurately find 911 callers using wireless phones from indoor locations.
Read More →The Supreme Court on Tuesday, will hear cases involving search of personal cell phones incident to arrest.
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Cell phones are being snatched at an increasing rate in the Washington metro area, a trend seen nationwide.
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