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NYTIMES (Adeel Hassan) - U.S. Citizen Who Deleted Phone’s Data Says His Prosecution Puts Privacy at Risk

Samuel Tunick, who faces a felony charge for deleting his phone’s data during an airport customs search, called the government’s peering into people’s private lives “creepy.”

What felony charge is Samuel Tunick facing in relation to his smartphone?
Samuel Tunick faces a felony charge for deleting his phone's data during an airport customs search.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Annie Gowen) - Vandals are destroying license-plate cameras as anger over surveillance rises

Flock cameras have been shot, spray-painted and cut down as how-to videos spread online. “People are fed up,” one suspect said.

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NPR (Nina Totenberg) - Supreme Court restricts use of geofence warrants

Writing for the 6-3 majority, Justice Elena Kagan said that the technique, known as geofencing, violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches.

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AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Supreme Court's blockbuster week will put Trump's power to the test

The Supreme Court 's final week of the term is shaping up to be a blockbuster, with several remaining cases carrying major implications regarding the scope of President Trump 's power. The big picture: Three of the eight cases awaiting ruling hinge on what Trump — and future presidents — can or can't do in office, including determining who gets to be an American and what checks there are for a president's ability to fire federal officials. - Trump is no stranger to pushing the limits as commander in chief, and told "The Axios Show" last week that there are "no limits" to his power in office since going to war with Iran. - But federal courts have demarcated the limits to what a president can do, often to Trump's ire . Driving the…

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WASHINGTONPOST (Annie Gowen) - A city’s AI license plate cameras led to an uproar and a state of emergency

In Troy, New York, residents and city officials are at odds over police use of Flock cameras, which some call a safety tool and others see as surveillance.

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NPR (Nina Totenberg) - Privacy and law enforcement clash as the Supreme Court wrestles with 'geofence' warrants

In oral arguments at the Supreme Court Monday, most of the justices aimed pointed questions at both sides, with the usual conservative-liberal alignments scrambled like an egg.

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NPR (Nina Totenberg) - Ingenious? Orwellian? Or both? Supreme Court considers constitutionality of 'geofence' warrants

The technique allows police to tap into giant tech-firm databases to find out who was near the scene of a crime and may have been involved.

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NPR (Nina Totenberg) - The Supreme Court case that could redefine your digital privacy

Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery. The Supreme Court will consider whether it is constitutional.

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AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - Scoop: Johnson, conservatives head to White House for FISA briefing

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La,), Freedom Caucus members and other FISA-skeptical lawmakers went to the White House this morning for a briefing on reauthorizing the surveillance authority, four sources told Axios. Why it matters: Johnson may not have the votes to pass a clean extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act  — a must-pass bill the White House is pressing to renew. - GOP leaders and President Trump are pushing hard for an 18-month reauthorization. - But conservatives are demanding changes, putting Johnson in a familiar bind when it comes to getting the rule passed . Driving the news: Members received a briefing Tuesday night on Capitol Hill that got heated, as conservatives demanded warrant…

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