Judge Leon has DENIED Government Defendants’ Emergency Motion for a Stay of the Court’s Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal and for an Immediate Administrative Stay in Klayman v. Obama. The government has now filed a notice of appeal. Update: A temporary stay has been granted by the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Category: Govt
The FCC says it can’t force Google and Facebook to stop tracking their users
Brian Fung and Andrea Peterson report: The Federal Communications Commission said Friday that it will not seek to impose a requirement on Google, Facebook and other Internet companies that would make it harder for them to track consumers’ online activities. The announcement is a blow to privacy advocates who had petitioned the agency for stronger Internet privacy…
Petition: Facebook betrayed us by secretly lobbying for cyber-surveillance bill
I try to cover important privacy-related news, but sometimes I hesitate to post or link to something. This is one of those times, as the story is based on “sources” without any indication as to how reliable these sources might be. So without any claims of accuracy, here we go…. Cory Doctorow writes: Tiffiny from…
FTC very excited about new global privacy information system
Kieren McCarthy reports: US watchdog the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has signed an agreement with seven countries to share cross-border information relating to privacy. The new “alert” system will let regulators from America, UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Norway share confidential information about ongoing investigations, and the FTC is very excited about it….