The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals published its decision in Lahr v. NTSB this week. The case concerns privacy exemptions to FOIA requests, and arose over a dispute about the cause of the Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (“TWA Flight 800”) mid-air explosion off the coast of Long Island that killed all 230 people on…
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EU Commission: right to ‘chip silence’
The European Commission is to investigate whether or not people have the right to disappear from the ever-more pervasive digital networks that surround them. The Commission has expressed concern about the privacy implications of personally-identifying technologies such as radio frequency identification (RFID) chips. It said that it is important to discuss whether or not people…
PA House passes no-chip bill
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill introduced by Rep. Babette Josephs, D-Phila., that would make it illegal to force or coerce someone into having an identification device implanted on or under his or her skin. An identification device would be defined as anything containing or transmitting personal information, such as name;…
Euro data watchdog: progress on data protection
The European Union is making good progress on data protection, with most institutions now meeting requirements – although Community agencies are doing less well. This news comes from the second European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) report into compliance. Peter Hustinx, supervisor at EDPS, said: “I am pleased to see that compliance with data protection rules…