Kashmir Hill writes: One of the big issues at the heart of the privacy debate is data aggregation and how companies profit from it. In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, fifth grader Jenna elegantly described what bothered her about advertisers tracking her online activity, “I don’t like everyone knowing what I’m doing…
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Phone Numbers, E-Mail Addresses, and Metaphor Wars
Julian Sanchez writes: The law normally advances by small and cautious steps—by the gradual extension of established precedents and rules to novel problems and fact patterns. Little wonder, then, that tricky questions of law often amount to conflicts between competing metaphors. Is a hard drive like a closed briefcase whose contents are all fair game for…
Dozens of cases being dropped after dash cam review contradicted officer’s reports
One recurring news issue on this blog has been about taping or recording police in the performance of their duties. My own view is that having cams can help protect both the police and the public. Here’s a news story by David Begnaud where recordings helped the public — although in some cases, only after they…
N.J. High Court to Review if Web Posters Can Invoke Shield Law
Michael Booth writes: The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a blogger sued for defamation over her postings on an internet bulletin board can raise New Jersey’s statutory protection of news reporters’ sources and editorial processes. A trial judge and the Appellate Division have said no, finding the privilege inapplicable to online posters…