Tag Archive for Data Retention

California

Oakland Domain Awareness Center Draft Privacy and Data Retention Policy

The Joint City-Port Domain Awareness Center (interchangeably referred to in this document as “Joint City-Port Domain Awareness Center”, “Domain Awareness Center,” or “DAC”) was first proposed to the City Council’s Public Safety Committee on June 18, 2009, in an information report regarding the City of Oakland partnering with the Port of Oakland to apply for Port Security Grant funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2009. Under this grant program, funding was available for Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) projects relative to “maritime” or “waterside”. The Port and City were encouraged to consider the development of a joint City Port Domain Awareness Center. The joint DAC would create a center that would bring together the technology, systems and processes that would provide for an effective understanding of anything associated with the City of Oakland boundaries as well as the Oakland maritime operations that could impact the security, safety, economy or environment.

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Department of Justice

U.S. DOJ Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations

According to the Supreme Court, a “‘seizure’ of property occurs when there is some meaningful interference with an individual’s possessory interests in that property,” United States v. Jacobsen, 466 U.S. 109, 113 (1984), and the Court has also characterized the interception of intangible communications as a seizure. See Berger v. New York, 388 U.S. 41, 59-60 (1967). Furthermore, the Court has held that a “‘search’ occurs when an expectation of privacy that society is prepared to consider reasonable is infringed.”

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Scholarly

Electronic Evidence Compliance: A Guide for Internet Service Providers

This Guide provides general guidelines for Internet service provider compliance with law enforcement and national security evidence gathering authorities. It is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for legal advice provided to individual clients on the basis of particular facts. In light of the law’s complexity, Internet service providers should consult counsel regarding questions about the law.

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