Privacy in the digital age : 21st-century challenges to the Fourth Amendment

A collection of expert essays examines the privacy rights that have been lost in the post-9/11 era--giving students and others the knowledge they need to take back their constitutional protections. This timely two-volume collection shares information every citizen should have, tackling the erosion of privacy rights engendered by the ability of digital technology to intercept, mine, and store personal data, most often without the knowledge of those being monitored. Examining its subject through the lens of Fourth Amendment rights, the work focuses on technological advances that now gather personal data on an unprecedented scale, whether by monitoring social media, tracking cell phones, or using thermal imaging to watch people's movement. It also examines the possible impact of the widespread gathering of such data by law enforcement and security agencies and by private corporations such as Google.Organized by hot-button topics confronting U.S. citizens in the post-9/11 era, the work reviews the original intent of the Fourth Amendment and then traces the development and erosion of interpretations of that amendment in the 21st century. Topical essays offer a comprehensive treatment and understanding of current Fourth Amendment issues, including those that have been brought before the courts and those relative to the continuing governmental and societal emphasis on security and public safety since the Columbine shootings in 1999 and the events of September 11, 2001.

Developments on the Fourth Amendment and privacy to the 21st century / Katharine Leigh -- Wiretaps, electronic surveillance, and the Fourth Amendment / Jason Hochstatter -- Forensic DNA analysis, the Fourth Amendment, and personal privacy / Wendy Watson -- Biometric identification as a requirement for work access and forced surrendering of data / Pamela Lafeber -- Employee expectations of privacy in the work place : drug tests, work spaces, computers, and social media / R. Craig Curtis -- The privacy rights of minors in a digital age / Gardenia Harris -- Library patrons and the national security state / Chad Kahl -- Where is the suspect? the potential for the use of private location tracking data / R. Craig Curtis -- Drones and police practices / John C. Blakeman -- So long, stakeout? GPS tracking and the Fourth Amendment / Maureen Lowry-Fritz, Artemus Ward -- Drones, domestic surveillance, and privacy : legal and statutory implications / David L. Weiden -- 21st-century developments on the Fourth Amendment / Timothy O. Lenz -- The changing expectations of privacy in the digital age / Meghan Leonard -- Volume 2. Beyond OnStar: The future and the trepass-versus-privacy debate / Ronald L. Nelson -- Closed circuit TVs, videomation, and privacy / Elizabeth Wheat -- Airport scanners and the Fourth Amendment / Cara E. Rabe-Hemp -- Social media and the Fourth Amendment privacy protections / Renee Prunty and Amanda Swartzendruber -- Hacking, the limits to the Fourth Amendment, and challenges to local administration in the 21st century / Eric E. Otenyo -- Data mining in the 21st century / Todd Hiestand -- The role of security in wireless privacy / Glen Sagers -- Identity theft in the 21st century / John Navarro and Cara Rabe-Hemp -- Maintaining the technological neutrality of the Fourth Amendment / L.J. Zigerell -- Developments in search and seizure cases in the Post September 11 era / Thomas E. McClure.