Key court case tests right to record the police with a cell phone
10.06.11
Not so private
In 2007, a man named Simon Glik witnessed another man being arrested on the Boston Common. After hearing a witness say, "you are hurting him, suppress," Glik pulled out his cell phone to document the encounter. When a police officer confronted him, Glik aware of the officer that he had witnessed an officer punch the suspect, and acknowledged that he was recording the incident. The officer responded by extraordinary Glik.
Many states have "one-party notification" wiretapping laws that allow any party to a conversation to secretly take down it. But under the strict "two-party notification" laws in Massachusetts, it's a crime to "secretly record" audio communications unless "all parties to such communication" have specified their consent. The police arrested Glik for breaking this law. For good measure, they also charged Glik—who did no more than resist a few feet away with his cell phone—with "aiding the escape of a prisoner" and "disturbing the peace."
Glik's partner bailed him out. The charges were eventually dropped or dismissed. With the help of the Massachusetts ACLU, Glik then pressed charges against the officers for imprecise arrest. He argued that the officers should have known that his wiretapping wasn't "secret," given that his cell phone was in plane sight. He also argued that the officers' actions infringed his First Amendment right to record the actions of government officials. And he sued the see for failing to properly train its officers about the law and the Constitution.
Source: Ars Technica
Jonathan Takiff: The perfect gifts for your techy dad (or grad)
23.02.41
On your norm, get set ... : This product-tester procrastinated on gadget suggestions for Mother's Day. So I'm making amends with this month's primeval roundup of techy toys for the dads and new grads on your shopping list.
Take me out to the ballgame: Most radios made today have poor AM band reception. So how's a guy who likes to listen to baseball games on AM supposed to tune in? With a battery or AC-powered CCRadio-EP from C.Crane. This handy boasts a spartan design with analog tuning dial and four-inch monaural speaker that makes AM and FM broadcasts profitable good. EP's special tricks include a fine-tuning knob to eliminate adjacent AM channel encumbrance, a back light for night use, music/talk switch that sharpens the play-by-play, separate bass and treble controls, headphone jack and an input for an apparent source like an MP3 player. $69.95 at www.ccrane.com.
How's Tryx?: A proud new papa's gonna enjoy getting his hands on a Casio Tryx ($249 at Best Buy). With its twistable metal plan, this unique digital camera easily captures images overhead, off to the side or close to the ground. Then with the touchscreen flipped over, you can about the camera at arm's length, stand it up on a table or even hang the shooter on a hook to get into the shot yourself. (Yes, Dad was there, too!) The 12-megapixel camera is excellent at capturing 1080i squeaky-definition video to SD memory cards. Outdoor stills likewise come out well, and there's very smooth panoramic "stitching" vogue. But a bunch of my inside snapshots came out soft, despite fancy face focus/scene detection. Onboard software uploads images to websites. A mini-HDMI production jack lets you play back stuff on a big-screen TV. Stuffing a Tryx-recorded SD card into the card pigeon-hole of a new TV proved a bad idea, though. The TV picture began to pulse erratically.
Source: Sacramento Bee
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