The European Data Protection Supervisor, Peter Hustinx, has issued an opinion in response to the Commission’s Communication of November 4, 2010 regarding the Review of the Data Protection Legal Framework . The EDPS agrees with the Commission that a review of the present legal framework for data protection in the EU is necessary in order to ensure effective protection…
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Article: School Children and Parolees: Not So Special Anymore
School Children and Parolees: Not So Special Anymore Edwin Butterfoss Hamline University School of Law Mississippi Law Journal, Forthcoming Abstract: The Fourth Amendment special needs exception may be one of the Court’s most puzzling doctrines. Since its origin, the Court has struggled to define its limits and its place in the Court’s suspicionless search and…
FL: School drug testing policy could advance
Erin Kourkounis reports that yet another school district is moving closer to greater surveillance of students and invasion of their privacy: On Tuesday, the Escambia County School Board could move one step closer to implementing the random drug testing of students. In a workshop Friday, board members and district officials discussed the proposed policy, which…
Google In Legal Challenge Against Spanish Privacy Laws
David Jones reports: A legal case pitting Internet search giant Google Inc. (GOOG) against Spanish privacy laws will be heard by a Spanish court Wednesday, a Google spokeswoman said. The case, a significant test of tightening privacy laws in the developed world, stems from a 2008 Google challenge to Spain’s Agency of Data Protection, a…