Handing A Cop Your Digital Driver’s License Can Lead To An All-Out Search Of Your Phone

Handing A Cop Your Digital Driver’s License Can Lead To An All-Out Search Of Your Phone

Picture this: You push the speed limit a bit, and suddenly those red and blue lights pop up in your rear view. You, a future-minded tech enthusiast, proudly hand the cop your digital driver’s license on your cell phone. Yet that grin fades when the cop starts switching apps, and finds all those Venmo transactions … Read more

Chicago Police Covered Up 200,000 Traffic Stops To Dodge Court-Ordered Reforms

Chicago Police Covered Up 200,000 Traffic Stops To Dodge Court-Ordered Reforms

Photo: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Recent analysis of the Chicago Police Department’s radio dispatch data uncovered that over one-third of traffic stops are not reported, a violation of Illinois state law. This amounts to undocumented 200,000 traffic stops made last year, hidden from regulators. Is The Early 9th Generation Honda Civic Really That Ugly? | … Read more

Feds Can Film Your Front Porch for 68 Days Without a Warrant, Says Court

Feds Can Film Your Front Porch for 68 Days Without a Warrant, Says Court

Law enforcement in Kansas recorded the front of a man’s home for 68 days straight, 15 hours a day, and obtained evidence to prove him guilty on 16 charges. The officers did not have a search warrant, using a camera on a pole positioned across the street to capture Bruce Hay’s home. A federal court … Read more