There have been a few stories recently mentioning concerns about Dutch passports and the database of fingerprints for passports. One story (only poorly translated by free online translators) suggests that a privacy group, Privacy First, is taking the government to court over the use of the stored fingerprints for criminal investigatory and not just passport…
Category: Court
Judge tosses ‘mother-in-lawsuit’ vs. comedian
John Rogers reports that the in-laws of a comedienne have lost their lawsuit against for her jokes about them, with the judge finding that many of the jokes they objected to are protected speech: A standup comedian who was sued for making mother-in-law jokes has had the last laugh after a federal judge threw the…
Google Sues for Decision on Links to Copyrighted Songs
Dan Nystedt reports: Google is suing a blues music label to seek a declaration that it has not facilitated the illegal distribution of copyrighted songs by providing links in search results. Google filed the suit against Blues Destiny Records (BDR) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to seek a judgement…
In: Use of narco analysis, brain-mapping unconstitutional: Court
In a major blow to investigating agencies, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held unconstitutional and violation of the ‘right to privacy’ the use of narco analysis, brain-mapping and polygraph tests on accused, suspects and witnesses without their consent. A three-Judge Bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justices R.V. Raveendran and J.M. Panchal, in a…