News Article
Ted Claypoole Writes No Place to Hide: First Amendment Protection for Location Privacy
August 1, 2011
The following article was published in the BNA Electronic Commerce Law Reporter (16 ECLR 869). It is republished here with permission.
Excerpt
The place you stand on the earth can speak volumes about you. Are you at home or at work? Are you in a meeting of political radicals or dining at an expensive restaurant? Are you peeking into a neighbor’s window or accepting an award for your contributions to humanity? Are you deep in the woods or lost in a crowd? Given the lack of public discourse on the subject, it seems that most Americans are not concerned about the privacy of their location. But the ability of family, friends, employers and the government to know where you are at any given moment is increasing dramatically with modern technology, and this loss of location privacy is affecting your fundamental rights under the Constitution.
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About Ted Claypoole
As a senior member of the Firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group, Ted leads data breach incident response teams in the public and private sectors. He also negotiates and prepares data management, business process outsourcing, distribution, branding, software development, hosted application and electronic commerce agreements for all types of companies.
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