Cell Phone Surveillance and Privacy Protections

A Yale study found that cell phone surveillance by law enforcement can cost as little as $.04 an hour. For manual surveillance, it could cost $250 an hour.

Decreasing costs of surveillance should trigger increased police surveillance under the Fourth Amendment otherwise there is too large of balance in favor of law enforcement over an individual’s privacy rights.

Read the full post by Jeffrey Lapin on Lapin Law Offices website: Cell Phone Surveillance Costs Can Change Privacy Protections

How Mobile Carriers Are Making Customers Pay For Safety

Some wireless carriers (AT&T and T-Mobile) are charging people to block numbers. While these carriers do give a limited number of "free" blocks they start charging a monthly fee once you reach their limit. 

Most smartphones can block numbers. However, there are a large number of people who do not have smartphones. 

Kudos to Verizon and Sprint for not charging customers to block numbers.

How Mobile Carriers Are Making Customers Pay For Safety - Forbes