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The phone was later found by local police and stored in evidence for 25 months until federal Drug Enforcement Administration officers obtained a warrant, cracked the password and used data found on the iPhone to convict Hunt in 2022 of drug trafficking charges. &#8220;The real question is: Does someone expect that because they lost their phone that anyone who finds it—including the police—should be able to look through all their photo albums, their emails, their messages or the entire history of where they&#8217;ve been if they have location tracking on?&#8221;</p> </p> <p class="article_list_dateline" style="padding:10px 0 20px 0;">Dec 1, 2024 1:00 AM CST</p> </div> <!-- /.teaser-content --> <div class="teaser-image"> <img src="https://www.abajournal.com/images/mag_images/12240125_NPOpener.jpg" /> </div> <!-- /.teaser-image --> </div> <!-- /.article-teaser --> <div class="article-teaser"> <div class="teaser-content"> <h3 class="article_list_headline"><a href="/columns/article/ensuring-your-legal-team-is-well-prepared-for-the-shifting-privacy-landscape" title="Read How to ensure your legal team is well-prepared for the shifting privacy landscape">How to ensure your legal team is well-prepared for the shifting privacy landscape</a></h3> <p> <p>Make no mistake: Maintaining privacy compliance is a complex moving target, and the checks and balances that your company needed 10 years ago do not even scratch the surface of what you need today.</p> </p> <p class="article_list_dateline" style="padding:10px 0 20px 0;">Nov 22, 2024 9:33 AM CST</p> </div> <!-- /.teaser-content --> <div class="teaser-image"> <img src="https://www.abajournal.com/images/main_images/Dry-Wasson_and_Zuckerman_headshots.png" /> </div> <!-- /.teaser-image --> </div> <!-- /.article-teaser --> <div class="article-teaser"> <div class="teaser-content"> <h3 class="article_list_headline"><a href="/news/article/judge-settles-suit-accusing-lawyer-of-threatening-to-release-her-nude-pictures" title="Read Judge settles suit accusing lawyer of threatening to release her intimate photos in bid to scuttle deposition">Judge settles suit accusing lawyer of threatening to release her intimate photos in bid to scuttle deposition</a></h3> <p> A Florida judge has settled her lawsuit against a lawyer <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge-claims-lawyer-threatened-to-release-her-intimate-photos-for-case-leverage-he-alleges-extortion">she sued</a> for allegedly trying to blackmail her with nude photos chronicling her pregnancy. </p> <p class="article_list_dateline" style="padding:10px 0 20px 0;">Sep 11, 2024 10:46 AM CDT</p> </div> <!-- /.teaser-content --> <div class="teaser-image"> <img src="https://www.abajournal.com/images/main_images/threateninglawyer.jpg" /> </div> <!-- /.teaser-image --> </div> <!-- /.article-teaser --> <div class="article-teaser"> <div class="teaser-content"> <h3 class="article_list_headline"><a href="/news/article/geofence-warrants-for-location-data-are-categorically-prohibited-by-fourth-amendment-5th-circuit-rules" title="Read 5th Circuit nixes &#8216;general, exploratory rummaging&#8217; of location data to find suspects">5th Circuit nixes &#8216;general, exploratory rummaging&#8217; of location data to find suspects</a></h3> <p> A federal appeals court's decision Friday on the constitutionality of geofence warrants has “case-of-the-year importance,” according to a law professor's blog post. </p> <p class="article_list_dateline" style="padding:10px 0 20px 0;">Aug 13, 2024 10:58 AM CDT</p> </div> <!-- /.teaser-content --> <div class="teaser-image"> <img src="https://www.abajournal.com/images/mag_images/ABAJournal-Geofence-NatPulse2.jpg" /> </div> <!-- /.teaser-image --> </div> <!-- /.article-teaser --> <div class="article-teaser"> <div class="teaser-content"> <h3 class="article_list_headline"><a href="/web/article/how-to-choose-a-legal-tech-company" title="Read How to choose a legal tech company">How to choose a legal tech company</a></h3> <p> <p>While it’s clear that legal technology is necessary, what’s not so crystal is determining which legal tech company will be the best fit for your law firm.</p> </p> <p class="article_list_dateline" style="padding:10px 0 20px 0;">Aug 13, 2024 9:07 AM CDT</p> </div> <!-- /.teaser-content --> <div class="teaser-image"> <img src="https://www.abajournal.com/images/main_images/women_technology600px.jpg" /> </div> <!-- /.teaser-image --> </div> <!-- /.article-teaser --> <div class="article-teaser"> <div class="teaser-content"> <h3 class="article_list_headline"><a href="/syndicated/article/justice-department-sues-tiktok-alleging-it-broke-child-privacy-law" title="Read Justice Department sues TikTok, alleging it broke child privacy law">Justice Department sues TikTok, alleging it broke child privacy law</a></h3> <p> <p>The Justice Department on Friday sued TikTok and its China-based owner ByteDance, saying the popular video app had violated a children’s privacy law by collecting data on millions of Americans younger than 13.</p> </p> <p class="article_list_dateline" style="padding:10px 0 20px 0;">Aug 2, 2024 3:20 PM CDT</p> </div> <!-- /.teaser-content --> <div class="teaser-image"> <img src="https://www.abajournal.com/images/main_images/TikTok_USflag_GETTY.png" /> </div> <!-- /.teaser-image --> </div> <!-- /.article-teaser --> <div class="article-teaser"> <div class="teaser-content"> <h3 class="article_list_headline"><a href="/news/article/victim-advocate-fired-after-misdirected-panties-email-sues-das-office-for-its-comments" title="Read Victim advocate fired for misdirected &#8216;panties&#8217; email sues district attorney&#8217;s office for its comments">Victim advocate fired for misdirected &#8216;panties&#8217; email sues district attorney&#8217;s office for its comments</a></h3> <p> A victim witness advocate has sued for privacy invasion and defamation following his firing <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/victim-advocate-is-fired-after-copying-das-office-on-panties-email-to-district-attorney">for mistakenly sending</a> a “wacky email” to the entire San Francisco district attorney’s office that read, “What color panties you have on.” </p> <p class="article_list_dateline" style="padding:10px 0 20px 0;">Jul 24, 2024 2:47 PM CDT</p> </div> <!-- /.teaser-content --> <div class="teaser-image"> <img src="https://www.abajournal.com/images/main_images/shutterstock_red_email_icon.jpg" /> </div> <!-- /.teaser-image --> </div> <!-- /.article-teaser --> <div class="article-teaser"> <div class="teaser-content"> <h3 class="article_list_headline"><a href="/news/article/family-members-sue-networks-after-learning-of-loved-ones-deaths-by-seeing-bodies-on-tv" title="Read Family members sue networks after learning of loved ones&#8217; deaths by seeing bodies on TV">Family members sue networks after learning of loved ones&#8217; deaths by seeing bodies on TV</a></h3> <p> Family members of a California couple who died in the 2022 McKinney wildfire have sued two television networks for broadcasting images of their loved ones’ bodies. </p> <p class="article_list_dateline" style="padding:10px 0 20px 0;">May 23, 2024 12:30 PM CDT</p> </div> <!-- /.teaser-content --> <div class="teaser-image"> <img src="https://www.abajournal.com/images/main_images/AP_California_McKinney_wildfire_800px.jpg" /> </div> <!-- /.teaser-image --> </div> <!-- /.article-teaser --> <div class="article-teaser"> <div class="teaser-content"> <h3 class="article_list_headline"><a href="/news/article/data-breach-suit-against-aba-is-tossed-by-federal-judge" title="Read Data breach suit against ABA tossed by federal judge">Data breach suit against ABA tossed by federal judge</a></h3> <p> A federal judge in New York has dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit filed <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/suit-alleges-aba-grossly-failed-to-comply-with-security-standards">against the ABA</a> by two members who feared that their data was exposed in a March 2023 data breach. </p> <p class="article_list_dateline" style="padding:10px 0 20px 0;">May 1, 2024 11:52 AM CDT</p> </div> <!-- /.teaser-content --> <div class="teaser-image"> <img src="https://www.abajournal.com/images/main_images/ABA_logo.jpg" /> </div> <!-- /.teaser-image --> </div> <!-- /.article-teaser --> <div class="article-teaser"> <div class="teaser-content"> <h3 class="article_list_headline"><a href="/syndicated/article/could-privacy-laws-be-changing-heres-whats-brewing-in-congress" title="Read Could privacy laws be changing? 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