By: John Paul Abda, Feature Editor In today’s world cell phones play a pivotal role in everyday life. It is estimated that roughly 77% of U.S. adults own a smart phone.[1] American citizens do everything from online banking to work-related emailing right from their phones. Because so many people have […]
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Amazon Echo Voice Recordings: Potential Problems in Privacy
By Kady Enright, Staff Writer Law enforcement in Bentonville, Arkansas, served a warrant on Amazon requesting voice recordings from the Echo device of James Andrew Bates.[1] Bates is accused of murdering Victor Collins in November 2015.[2] Echo is a voice-activated, home personal assistant; it can perform various tasks — […]
Why Fingerprints Are Actually Less Secure Than Passcodes
By Kady Enright, Staff Writer On May 9, 2016, the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California filed a Memorandum in Support of Search Warrant Application regarding a warrant that compelled any person on the search premises, at the time of execution, to provide depressions of his or […]
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