Thursday, July 6, 2023

NJ Makes It Harder for Police to Snoop on Social Media

New Jersey is known for many things, from delicious bagels to the heated pork roll vs. Taylor ham debate... But the Garden State deserves a new accolade: defender of digital privacy rights.

In an important decision that has seemingly flown under the radar, late last month the Supreme Court of New Jersey decided Facebook Inc. v. State, which puts much-needed guardrails on police conduct in the state when it comes to law enforcement’s access to digital communications. more