On The Wire
Police Motor Vehicle Stops: Purpose or Pretext?
- October 31, 2024
The alleged sale of two grams of cocaine to an undercover police officer prompted the police to initiate a motor vehicle stop for tinted windows contrary to Alberta’s traffic safety statute. But the officer who stopped the vehicle testified on…
TD Bank Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy
- October 15, 2024
TD Bank has agreed to pay US$3 billion in fines and penalties for failing to maintain an anti-money laundering program and became the first bank in U.S. history to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. The bank’s failure…
A New F.T.C. Report Finds a Vast Surveillance Ecosystem
- September 30, 2024
Social Media and Video Streaming Services have become a ubiquitous part of life and culture in the digital age. But these services do more than let their users connect with the world from the palm of their hands. A new…
They who give up liberty for security deserve neither liberty nor security.
- Benjamin Franklin