Wisconsin will be the latest of the majority of states that require FBI background checks for child care providers, their employees and household members in a move advocates say is an important step to make sure criminals don’t slip through the cracks, The Journal Times reports.
The crimes encompass everything from buying and selling illegal drugs to bribing government officials, but violent crime remains unsanctioned for informants by the Justice Department.
Stingray technology collects data from all cellphone use in an area in an effort to locate a potential suspect, but it also raises several key privacy issues, including Fourth Amendment restrictions against general warrants.
