Joe Cadillic writes: A pilot venture called the Kentucky Applicant Registry and Employment Screening program, or KARES. kicked off last May, with 24 long-term care facilities across the state sending applicants to 35 fingerprint collection sites. Kentucky is one of 25 states to receive a $4 million grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to fund the…
Category: Govt
Panel Sees No Options on Mass Data Collection
Dan McCue reports: There is no software-based alternative that can fully replace the mass collection of basic data from every telephone call made in the United States, but methods can be developed to build stronger privacy protections into the collection process, the National Research Council says in a new report. The study was result of…
UK: Privacy group issues warning over council snooping
Laura Sharman reports: There are nearly 20,000 council officials who have the power to enter private homes or offices, according to research from Big Brother Watch. The report from the privacy campaign group, claims that despite government pledges to reduce the number of Powers of Entry, 19,735 council officials still retain this power. The figures…
Obama’s proposed changes to the computer hacking statute: A deep dive
Orin Kerr writes: As part of the State of the Union rollout, President Obama has announced several new legislative proposals involving cybersecurity. One of the proposals is a set of amendments to the controversial Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), the federal computer hacking statute. This post takes a close look at the main CFAA proposal….