Google cannot be obliged to delete sensitive information from its search index, a key adviser to the European Court of Justice has said. It follows a Spanish case which challenged Google to remove outdated financial details about an individual. The opinion of advocate general Niilo Jaaskinen could influence a wider EU debate over whether people…
Month: June 2013
Second Circuit Suggests That the Plain View Exception Should Be Applied More Narrowly to Digital Searches
Over on The Volokh Conspiracy, Orin Kerr discusses the significance of the Second Circuit’s opinion in in United States v. Galpin, issued today.
Finally You’ll Get To See The Secret Consumer Dossier They Have On You
Adam Tanner reports: For the first time ever, the big daddy of all data brokers is nearly ready to show consumers their intimate personal dossiers, a move aimed at staving off public fears of Big Brother and government regulation. Since the company’s founding in 1969, Acxiom , the data giant with profiles on 700 million…
Senators Wyden and Udall ask General Alexander to correct significant inaccuracies in “fact sheet”
Today, Senators Wyden and Udall wrote to General Alexander requesting corrections in a recent NSA fact sheet on surveillance authorities. “In our judgement this inaccuracy is significant, as it portrays protections for Americans’ privacy being significantly stronger than they actually are,” wrote Wyden and Udall. The Senators could not state exactly what those inaccuracies are…