Tom Whitehead reports: Every email, phone call and website visit is to be recorded and stored after the Coalition Government revived controversial Big Brother snooping plans. It will allow security services and the police to spy on the activities of every Briton who uses a phone or the internet. Moves to make every communications provider…
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FTC Testifies on the Rights of Employees Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
The Federal Trade Commission today told the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) imposes requirements on Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) – which include the three major credit bureaus – and on employers that use the information “to ensure that sensitive consumer report information is used with fairness, impartiality, and respect…
Ca: Local MADD chapter joins push for random breath testing
Pat Healey reports: Police may be able to stop drivers for random breath testing if Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is successful in its latest campaign. MADD Canada is pushing the federal government to pass legislation that will allow officers to stop and ask anyone for a breath sample. The past president of MADD Canada…
FTC To Recommend Self-Regulation, Not New Laws Says Commission Member
Wendy Davis reports that online ad companies may have escaped government regulation for now: The Federal Trade Commission’s upcoming report about behavioral advertising will include suggestions for how online ad companies can better protect consumers’ privacy, but won’t recommend that Congress enact new laws, commission member Julie Brill said on Tuesday. “The Commission isn’t calling…