Michael S. Schmidt reports: After it was revealed last year that investigators for Major League Baseball were using DNA testing on teenage prospects and their parents to verify the players’ ages to combat identity fraud, genetic experts roundly criticized the practice and raised questions about its legality. In response, baseball halted the practice. The investigators have…
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Is there a storm brewing over FBI surveillance? If not, there should be.
When a young man from California recently discovered a GPS tracking device under his car, he removed it and his friend inquired about it on Reddit. A reader quickly identified it by make and model and noted that it was only sold to the military or FBI, triggering a lively discussion about what to do…
U.S. tries to strong-arm Europe into making its citizens’ data available
Spiegel Online has published two articles in the past week on the tension between the EU and US in response to US demands for personal information: New US Demands for Information Angers European Parliament begins: US officials are demanding access to additional European police databases in their hunt for potential terrorists traveling to the US….
Internet Privacy Suits Filed Against Yahoo, Others
Greg Land reports: A set of potential class actions filed recently in Fulton County, Ga., Superior Court against three Internet powerhouses raises interesting questions about how law enforcement agencies get information about Internet users without their knowledge. While the suits address the government’s ability to see what people do on the Web, their viability may turn…