Can i observe police

Become a Patron of Ask Leo! Whoever controls or has access to the equipment at either end of that connection can monitor it. They have the equipment to monitor the data flowing over the connection. But just like your ISP at the far end of your connection, anyone with access to your router at home can also monitor your internet traffic.

ISPs have equipment that make monitoring internet traffic fairly easy. Only when law enforcement arrives with a warrant might they start to pay closer attention. Some might be able to expose what websites and internet services have been visited, but not the data exchanged as part of those visits. However, with some cheap equipment, free software, and access to the connections going into your router, direct monitoring is possible. Someone inserts a hub into the connection between, say, the router and your computer.

They connect another computer to that same hub and run free, open-source packet - sniffing software to monitor all the traffic between your computer and the router. Packet -sniffing software is designed for folks very familiar with networking. If your dad is a computer geek or network engineer, this may be no problem for him. On the other hand, if his expertise is elsewhere, this may be pragmatically impossible. As a result, all the steps you take to protect yourself in an open WiFi hotspot apply here.

A VPN will protect you more or less completely. All they need do is install spyware. They must get a court order or warrant first. Only then can they compel the ISP or other services to provide the monitoring data. The police have better, more important things to do with their very limited resources than monitor us.

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Get your copy now! Download right-click, Save-As Duration: — 3. In fact, the Wall Street Journal and a number of other reputable publications have shown law enforcement tapping peoples phones for data, voice, and location without warrants. In addition, I just received a change to my privacy policy from VerizonWireless stating they would have the option to review all internet traffic via cellphone use for marketing and other purposes.

Leo is too nice to mention that as long as your Dad is paying for the web service you use, you should respect his wishes as regards what content you view. Remember, he is actually liable if you view or download illegal content. When you move out and pay your own bills, then you get to make the rules.

Until then, respect is in order. Audrey, you say that because you must be a nosy bugger too. Especially when the person being monitored, believes that they have their privacy. The reason I am in here is because we had a modem that we got from our internet provider.

Then out of the blue, the room we were keeping it in, the person from that room, up and decided to buy a better modem one day.

It got me curious, I wanted to know if someone could abuse that situation. I wanted to find an answer that would protect my privacy, without having to pay for a VPN. Luckily, I was able to get her to take responsibility for the download and she took care of it.

Because they provide your internet connection, they have the equipment to monitor all of the data that is flowing up and down your internet connection.

Robin In fact, your ISP probably has very robust spam controls in place, to such a degree that they would block you should you decide to send out a hundred Christmas emails at one time. Leo has some good articles on spam. This one is my favorite: How do I get rid of all this spam? My cousin got a bad computer virus, I was able to fix. Some people actually do not realize that there is a history.

Most law enforcement folks do not have the time to look at your data — unless there is a good reason to do so. Interpretation of what constitutes that reason is why the courts get involved. Suffice it to say I had to explain to her that photos of you that you DO NOT want your relatives to see do not disappear when placed there. They collect all and analyse each and every one of them and thats what they r actually paid for. The places some of my friends go. The only time I even think about it is when I do my banking.

I did at one time but realized that there is no way to stop them because they will break the rules anyway. There is no such thing as privacy any more so learn to ignore it or it will drive you nuts. Very interesting and informative. I really get a lot of helpful information explained in a straightforward way from Mr Notenboom, long may it continue!

Police or anyone else, monitoring the web is like monitoring the Earth from orbit. This is the reality of all human intercourse. Dad would probably do better investing in parental control software. You really think that adults actually outgrow that sort of thing…?

The real question is teaching the kid how to respond and deal with , both emotionally, and in terms of responsibility, to and with the materials he inevitably finds Out There. As long as you left the top one and took one from the bottom, it was pretty unlikely to be noticed.. Is there a way to mask the usage of your VPN? If the data usage is being sent by the ISP how do I remove my history from it?? Will the data usage sheet sent by the ISP reflect my browsing data? How do I keep myself safe?

Your ISP can see everything you do, period. Private browsing only affects the browser. It instructs the browser not to store cookies or any browsing history. It does prety much the same thing as the Clear all history option in your browser.

Mercer at pp. Since the Mercer case, the exceptions to Vehicle Code section Now there are three new exceptions in addition to the two that existed at the time of the Mercer case.

Law enforcement uses this exception to arrest drunk drivers even though they do not observe the driver driving. As long as there is evidence or a report that the driver was driving and the police have probable cause to believe the driver is under the influence, an arrest is lawful even without observing the offense because if the driver is not immediately arrested without first obtaining a warrant the evidence may be destroyed, i.

In fact, this section has even been used to find the warrantless arrest of a drunk driver who was inside his home lawful. People v. Thompson 38 Cal. The vehicle was not observed on any road by the police. The driver parked in the driveway of his home and went inside. Cunniffe , F. As with most constitutional rights, the right to record officers has limits.

There are limits having to do with the time, manner, and place of recording. And complicating matters is the fact that the exceptions differ depending on where you are. The First Amendment means police will have to endure some amount of observation and public, verbal challenge. Likewise, they must endure the critical, documentary eye of a recording. However, they don't have to endure the act of recording if it interferes with their ability to do their jobs.

City of Houston v. Hill , U. Cunniffe , supra. Uniformed officers may legitimately order citizens to cease recording if the recording is interfering with or obstructing their law enforcement duties. You might be obstructing an officer and thereby committing a crime if, for example, you are standing close to him while he is attempting to arrest someone and your recording is clearly provoking the arrestee or other bystanders to become hostile or violent.

Gericke v. Begin , F. An audio recording of an officer that you might have the right to make in one state might run afoul of another state's laws. Wiretapping, electronic surveillance, and eavesdropping laws might prohibit you from recording surreptitiously, without the officer's knowledge or consent.

Such laws are meant to protect the privacy interests of citizens—and sometimes even police performing their official duties—in their words that they reasonably believe are and will remain private. In some jurisdictions with such laws, courts have found that police have a reasonable expectation that the oral statements they make to citizens "privately" are confidential. Where this is the case, the officer's right to privacy trumps the citizen's First Amendment right to make a surreptitious recording of the officer.

If you record an officer, these laws might make it critical that you use your recording device in an open and obvious way. If you don't, you could be subject to arrest and prosecution.

If an arrest warrant is issued, the police will detain the suspect until he or she posts bond. A court can order the suspect held without bail in serious cases. The suspect is brought in for a hearing often referred to as an arraignment, at which time the charges against him are read. If the suspect is arrested then released without charges being filed, this doesn't necessarily mean that they're home free.

Police can continue to investigate and might arrest the individual again if they believe they have stronger evidence at a later point in time. An individual can't be tried in court for the same crime twice — a process referred to as double jeopardy — but can be accused more than once if the charges are originally dropped.

A suspect need not admit police into her home, nor accompany police anywhere if there's no likelihood of an arrest, but a suspect must speak with police if approached at work or in some other public place.