As long-time readers know, I have been struggling to understand what has gone on in terms of legal challenges to the Dutch passport law that requires biometrics. Every time a new decision has come out, at least a few readers have pointed out to me that the English translations – and my attempts to understand…
Category: Court
California court to examine “Juror One’s” Facebook privacy
Rachel Costello of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press reports the latest development in a case that I’ve been covering on this blog because I was stunned that a judge could order a juror to consent to Facebook turning over his posts to the judge (subsequent coverage here, here, here, and here). The case…
Contracts and ‘Reasonable Expectations of Privacy’
Julian Sanchez writes: […] But if promises of confidentiality aren’t enough to retain your Fourth Amendment “reasonable expectation of privacy,” a company’s privacy policy is a perfectly adequate basis forsurrendering your constitutional rights, regardless of whether or not the overwhelming majority of Internet users ever read the policies that are supposed to be the grounds for…
Ca: City looks to quash woman’s lawsuit over privacy breach
Lori Coolican reports: Lawyers for the City of Saskatoon and several high-ranking civic officials are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against them by a former employee over improper disclosure of her utility bill information to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The woman, who no longer lives in Saskatoon, filed the suit in…