Unlikely to survive?
Lawsuit against automatic license plate reader cameras can move forward, judge says
Suzanne Smalley reports:
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that a lawsuit challenging a Virginia city’s use of automatic license plate readers can move forward.
… In October, the Institute for Justice — a nonprofit public interest law firm — filed a lawsuit on behalf of two area residents arguing the cameras amount to “warrantless surveillance of their every move,” because anyone with access to the Flock database can track where a vehicle has travelled.
… In his ruling, Virginia federal judge Mark Davis said the plaintiffs “sufficiently alleged” the cameras violate their Fourth Amendment rights protecting against unreasonable search and seizures by the government, citing a 2018 Supreme Court case that held that a warrant is needed to use mobile device location data to monitor individuals’ movements.
Read more at The Record.
A taste of things to come?
https://www.theverge.com/news/608145/apple-uk-icloud-encrypted-backups-spying-snoopers-charter
Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was compromised.
The art of the steal?
https://www.ft.com/content/831919a9-47b0-4ac3-bcdd-5154c27d9f9c
Donald Trump’s memecoin copycats spark fears for investors
Donald Trump’s new cryptocurrency has sparked a flood of imitators, leading to warnings that investors risk being duped.
More than 700 copycat and spam coins have been sent to Trump’s digital wallet by people apparently seeking to suggest their creations have his endorsement, according to a Financial Times analysis.
It comes after the president and his wife Melania launched memecoins, which lack practical use and whose value is entirely underpinned by speculation, days ahead of his return to the White House last month.
The FT found that 736 different memecoins have been deposited in the official Trump coin wallet over the past three weeks. Among them, nearly 200 — including “OFFICIAL TRUMP” and “OFFICIAL MELANIA” — are named after Trump or members of his family but have no connection to the president.
Trump and Melania’s decision to launch their memecoins has already drawn fierce criticism for luring retail investors into backing tokens even more volatile than bitcoin.
(Related)
Melania memecoin is down 90% from peak as novelty value wanes
The president’s token TRUMP has seen its price fall around 75% from its all-time high
… Since its launch, the Trump token has likely generated at least $11.5 million in fees for entities linked to the president, according to risk modeling firm Gauntlet. But most wallets that bought the token made no more than $13, according to Bloomberg analysis.
Another chapter in the Trump guidebook.
https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
This public resource tracks legal challenges to Trump administration actions. If you think we are missing anything, you can email us at lte@justsecurity.org. Special thanks to Just Security Student Staff Editors, Rick Da and Jeremy Venook, and to Matthew Fouracre and Nour Soubani.
The Tracker is part of the Collection: Just Security’s Coverage of the Trump Administration’s Executive Actions
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