John P. Martin reports: The Lower Merion School District on Monday adopted a new set of policies to govern the use and tracking of student laptops and other technology, its latest step to get past the furor of webcam monitoring. The measures, passed unanimously by the school board at its monthly meeting, spell out in…
Category: Court
Spain becomes latest country to take on Google
The Associated Press reports: Spain is investigating Google over its “Street View” mapping feature, becoming the latest country to tangle with the Internet search giant over concerns it violated people’s privacy while taking shots of city streets. Madrid Judge Raquel Fernandino has issued a subpoena for an Oct. 4 appearance by a Google representative, Google…
Fla. Court Wrongfully Compelled Medical Treatment of Pregnant Woman, Appeals Court Rules
In a follow-up to a disturbing case previously covered here and here, finally some respect for privacy from the courts: The state of Florida cannot compel a pregnant woman to comply with medical treatment to protect the fetus unless the state shows a compelling interest that overrules the woman’s constitutional right to make her own…
Obama’s aunt was ruled at risk
Maria Sacchetti reports: The immigration judge who granted President Obama’s aunt asylum three months ago based his decision on the fact that an anonymous federal official had disclosed information about her immigration status to the media, a “reckless’’ act that exposed her to heightened threats of persecution in her native Kenya, according to the ruling,…