The following is an excerpt from an article by Ted Claypoole that was published in the BNA Electronic Commerce Law Reporter (16 ECLR 869): Support for a Constitutional Right to Geolocation Privacy and Anonymity. The United States Constitution famously does not mention privacy, although it mentions personal security, which could have meant something similar to…
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Alberta’s Privacy Commissioner seeks leave to Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta is evidently not happy at all with a recent ruling by the Alberta Court of Appeal and wants to challenge it. According to a June 1 press release from his office: Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work has filed an Application for Leave to appeal…
Report: Web Publishers ‘Leak’ Personal, Sensitive Info
Wendy Davis reports: Many of the most popular online publishers are leaking readers’ names, addresses, home phone numbers, email addresses and other personal data to outside parties, according to a new study. “The problem of privacy has worsened significantly in spite of the various proposals and reports by researchers, government agencies, and privacy advocates,” researchers…
Unmasking “Secret Law”: New Demand for Answers About the Government’s Hidden Take on the Patriot Act
As I hoped, the ACLU has filed a FOIA request about the “secret” interpretation of the PATRIOT Act that Senators Wyden and Udall referred to during the renewal debate in Congress: In the days before last week’s Patriot Act reauthorization vote, members of the Senate Intelligence Committee raised concerns — see here and here —…