Find one pagers, slides, and many more resources on Digital Device Searches.
The shortlink for this page is: https://eff.org/ddsresources
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EFF Briefs
EFF Litigation Briefs
- Alasaad v. Nielsen, 2018 WL 2170323, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- September 12, 2017, EFF press release announcing lawsuit filed with ACLU against the Department of Homeland Security, “Lawsuit on Behalf of 11 Travelers Challenges Unconstitutional Searches of Electronic Devices”
- September 13, 2017, legal complaint
EFF Amicus Briefs
- U.S. v. Keith Gartenlaub, 2016 WL 3607154 (C.D. CA 2016), in the Central District of California, our amicus brief argues for the use of ex-ante search protocols and provides examples of limiting factors
- U.S. v. Molina-Isidoro, 884 F.3d 287 (5th Cir. 2018) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, our amicus brief urges the court to apply a warrant requirement for digital border searches
- U.S. v. Bosyk, 2018 WL 4191197 (4th Cir. 2018) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, our amicus brief explains why a URL link is an opaque identifier and why an IP address's access or attempt to access a specific URL is not enough to support probable cause to search an individual's home and devices.
EFF Blogs and Press Releases
- Digital Privacy at the U.S. Border one-pager
- Digital Privacy at the U.S. Border white paper
- Digital Privacy at the U.S. Border: Protecting the Data On Your Devices
- EFF Border Search Pocket Guide
- Know Your Digital Rights Quiz
- Tips for Talking to the Police printout (2011)
- How to: Encrypt Your iPhone
- How to: Encrypt Your Windows Device
- Revised Opinion in Privacy Case Blurs Clear Limits to Digital Search and Seizure — September 4, 2010,
- Computer Search and Seizure: A Three-Panel Cartoon — July 15, 2011
- Sen. Wyden: Border Searches of Digital Devices Should Require a Warrant — February 21, 2017
- Whether Conducted Manually or Using Forensic Software, Cell Phone Searches Are Highly Intrusive — August 8, 2017, press release,
- New CBP Border Device Search Policy Still Permits Unconstitutional Searches — January 8, 2018
- EFF's Fight to End Warrantless Device Searches at the Border: A Roundup of Our Advocacy — January 26, 2018,
Academic Articles and Research
- Legal
- NACDL white paper on digital searches
- “Rethinking Privacy: Fourth Amendment ‘Papers’ and the Third-Party Doctrine,” by Michael W. Price
- “It’s Too Complicated: How the Internet Upends Katz, Smith, and Electronic Surveillance Law,” by Seven M Bellovin, Matt Blaze, Susan Landau, and Stephanie K. Pell
- “Searching the Clouds. Why Law Enforcement Officials Need to Get Their Heads Out of the Cloud and Obtain a Warrant Before Accessing a Cloud,” by Sara J. Kohls
- “Executing Search Warrants in the Cloud,” by John M. Cauthen
- “Search Engines, Social Media, and the Editorial Analogy,” by Heather Whitney
- Technical Videos
- “Cellebrite: What is cellular forensics?” published by North Star Post
- “Cellebrite UFED Physical Analyzer - Getting Started,” published by Cellebrite
- “Physical Analyzer Use Advanced Decoding Techniques,” published by Cellebrite
- “Encryption: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO),” published by LastWeekTonight
Legislation
- Federal
- Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2510, et. seq.
- Federal Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2701, et. seq.
- Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3121, et. seq.
- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1801, et. seq.
- State
- SCA & CalECPA Prezi presentation by EFF staff attorneys Stephanie Lacambra and Lee Tien
- California Peace Officers’ Association CalECPA factsheet
- Santa Clara CCOPS, EFF blog “A California County Breaks New Ground for Surveillance Transparency”
- Proposed City of Oakland ordinance
- Proposed New York City legislation, EFF blog, “Proposed ‘Right to Know Act’ Would Empower Users of Digital Devices to Decline NYPD Searches”
Known Manufacturers
- Cellebrite, of Israel
- MSAB, of Stockholm, Sweden
- E-fense Inc., of Washington, D.C.
- Maker of a forensic software tool called Helix3
- Secureview
- Oxygen Forensics
- AccessData
- Passware (formerly Encase)
Law enforcement Training Guides and Materials
- “Forensic Examination of Digital Evidence: A Guide for Law Enforcement"
- “Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations," published of Office of Legal Education Executive Office for United States Attorneys
- “Obtaining and Admitting Electronic Evidence,” issue of United States Attorneys’ bulletin, published by Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Office of legal Education
- Cellebrite Extraction slideshow presentation
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