By making unsolicited calls asking to play prerecorded messages to Hoosiers, a national political organization is flouting the spirit of Indiana’s telephone privacy laws and is the first to violate the recently-signed treaty between the three state political party leaders, Indiana Attorney Greg Zoeller said today. “I’m sorry to report that the National Republican Congressional…
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European Court of Justice rules on German DPA system
On March 9, 2010, the European Court of Justice ruled that the Federal Republic of Germany’s practice of “state supervision” over data protection authorities violates EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC. The case, brought by the EU Commission, is a milestone which will force Germany to change the structure of its DPA system and could have…
Chatroulette Users Not As Anonymous As They Thought
Wendy Davis reports: The fast-growing Chatroulette has been hailed as the next viral sensation. But the site, which enables users to video chat with strangers, also could become a poster child for the end of online anonymity. Now it’s emerged that a new site, ChatrouletteMap, is combining screenshots of users with their physical location on…
Is Disclosing a 911 Call to the Public a Privacy Violation?
Law professor Dan Solove writes: Whenever there’s a story these days about an emergency 911 call, the call is often disclosed to the public. Recently, there was news of yet another public disclosure of a 911 call, this time a call by a woman who witnessed the suicide of Marie Osmond’s son. I’ve long thought…