Zachary D Spilman writes: There is an interesting article about mental health issues in the recent issue of the Military Law Review: Major Cara-Ann M. Hamaguchi, A Precarious Balance: Managing Stigma, Confidentiality, and Command Awareness in the Mental Health Arena, 222 Mil. L. Rev. 156 (Winter 2015) (available here). The article: examines the conflict between privacy…
Category: Govt
Snapchat reveals data-sharing with U.S. government
Erin Griffith reports: The disappearing photo-sharing company has complied with U.S. government data reports at a higher rate than Google, Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo. Snapchat, the app for sending disappearing messages, is one of the least transparent companies when it comes to divulging details about its growth, its number of users, and venture funding. But…
How Big Business Is Helping Expand NSA Surveillance, Snowden Be Damned
Lee Fang reports: Since November 11, 2011, with the introduction of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, American spy agencies have been pushing laws to encourage corporations to share more customer information. They repeatedly failed, thanks in part to NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s revelations of mass government surveillance. Then came Republican victories in last year’s midterm…
FTC Continues to Update COPPA FAQs – This Time, Guidance for Schools
Ronald London writes: Update: On March 20, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission quietly announced further slight modifications to “Part M” of its FAQs pertaining to COPPA guidance for schools. Read more on Davis Wright Tremaine Privacy & Security Law Blog.