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Supreme Court limits geofence warrants

The Supreme Court reined in geofence warrants today, ruling that constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone location history. It's a significant privacy win that could reshape how police access location data. Meanwhile, a new class action against an aged care operator highlights regulatory failure, and NASA's chief says the U.S. is in a space race with China.

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Privacy and surveillance

The biggest legal news today is a Supreme Court ruling that puts new limits on geofence warrants, a tool police have used to sweep up location data on hundreds of phones at once.

#01share.transistor.fmJul 6

The Supreme Court Just Put Limits on Geofence Warrants | Shared Security Podcast | Episode 568

The Supreme Court ruled that constitutional privacy protections can apply to cellphone location history and geofence warrant data, putting new limits on a surveillance tool that police have used to demand location data on everyone in a given area.

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Regulatory failures

Two stories today expose gaps between policy and practice: an aged care class action reveals regulators knew about illegal overcharging but did nothing, and a Canadian critic argues the government's AI strategy is undermined by secret Palantir purchases.

#02michaelwest.com.auJul 6

Fees for no service. Arcare class action puts rapacious aged care operators on notice

Aged care provider Arcare faces a class action for overcharging residents, and reporting reveals that regulators and government officials knew about the illegal practices but failed to intervene.

#03www.readtheline.caJul 6

Al Vigier: Canada's AI strategy shouldn't include secret Palantir bills

Al Vigier argues that Canada's 'AI for All' strategy is undermined by the government quietly buying American AI products like Palantir, instead of transparently purchasing from Canadian firms.

Politics and culture

From a lawmaker's candid disclosure about depression to a satirical take on climate inaction, today's lighter stories still carry weight.

#04lifespherenews.comJul 6

Tom Kean Jr. Reveals Depression Treatment, Proposes Mental Health Bill

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. returned to Congress after treatment for depression, shared his story on the floor, and introduced a mental health care access bill.

#05www.thebeaverton.comJul 6

Mark Carney promises to take climate change seriously once every other problem on Earth is solved

A satirical Beaverton piece skewers Prime Minister Mark Carney's climate inaction by having him promise to address climate change only after solving every other problem first.