Public Eye reports: Last week, an odd tale emerged from the world of soccer of a government agency potentially breaching privacy law. The case has embroiled two NSW public sector agencies as well as the sport’s governing body, Football Federation Australia, and prompted talk of a lawsuit against The Sunday Telegraph. Our main interest, however, is…
Category: Govt
Do-Not-Call Regulations Amended
Klein Moynihan Turco write: The FTC’s recent rulemaking contains three separate amendments with respect to Do-Not-Call regulations. First, the FTC did away with the traditional safe harbor protections afforded to telemarketers and sellers for inadvertent entity-specific Do-Not-Call violations, unless such parties are able to obtain the information necessary from the consumer to honor an internal Do-Not-Call request….
LA City Council Considers Sending ‘Dear John’ Letters To Homes Of Men Who Solicit Prostitutes
CBS reports: Los Angeles is considering sending “Dear John” letters to the homes of men who solicit prostitutes hoping the mail will be opened by mothers, girlfriends or wives. Privacy advocates are slamming the idea. The plan would use automated license plate readers to generate the letters, which would be aimed at shaming “Johns,” the…
Proposed Regulations for Drones Are Released
Cecilia Kang reports that the FAA has released a list recommendations related to recreational use of drones. Under the proposal, most drone owners would have to register the machines with the federal government, which would place the information in a national database, the first such requirements. […] In addition to entering the machines into a…