37. Referen-duh

Should the police need a search warrant to look at the data on your phone? If your car creates tracking data about your driving behavior, habits, and location, should you have access to it?

The voters in the US states of Michigan and Massachusetts certainly think so.

This week, we do a roundup of some recent changes to the legal landscape associated with INFOSEC, made by referenda.

The Michigan change to the state constitution: https://ballotpedia.org/Michigan_Proposal_2,_Search_Warrant_for_Electronic_Data_Amendment_(2020)

The Massachusetts law: https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_Question_1,_%22Right_to_Repair_Law%22_Vehicle_Data_Access_Requirement_Initiative_(2020)