Joe Cadillic attempts to connect the dots, and it’s not a pretty picture. Soon, Police State America will force motorists to submit to pot breathalyzers. A company called the Homeland Security Corporation (HSC) appears to be just another DHS front company. DHS stands to profit from pot breathalyzers! The Cannabix Marijuana Breathalyzer System has signed a collaboration agreement with Field Forensics Inc. (FFI) to develop…
Category: Govt
No Photo IDs for FBI FOIAs
Dave Maass writes: The FBI recently opened beta testing of eFOIA, a new online system for filing and tracking requests for records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). On first glance, the project seems like a noble effort to streamline transparency in an agency that is notoriously slow and resistant to releasing public information. But…
Does U.S. Children’s Privacy Law Apply to Google?
Scott Cleland writes: How the FTC handles the EFF petition charging that Google has violated its enforceable pledge to protect K-12 students’ privacy will speak volumes to the world about two big things. First, whether FTC Commissioners believe Google is subject to U.S. privacy law, or not. And second, whether Google’s uniquely bad privacy rap sheet, combined with its unique “mass…
White House to Establish Privacy Council
Tara Seals reports: The White House has announced plans to establish a new Federal Privacy Council, which will serve as an ecosystem for strategic thinking on privacy implementation. It will serve as a central place to coordinate and share ideas, best practices and successful approaches for protecting privacy across the government, “bringing together the best…