Eric Roper reports: Eighty-eight law enforcement personnel misused their access to driver’s license records in the last fiscal year, state auditors said Wednesday in a wide-ranging report pushing for better oversight of the database. The review by the state’s legislative auditor — highly anticipated by legislators and privacy advocates — said officers need better training in allowed…
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New lawsuit over breach of driver’s license data joins ever growing list
Eric Roper reports: Another lawsuit emerged this week alleging that government employees misused driver’s license data, marking the latest of several legal battles over the issue now winding through federal court. […] In its third such lawsuit, law firm Farrish Johnson filed suit against the state this week on behalf of a man whose record…
Lawmakers reintroduce cyberthreat information-sharing bill
Grant Gross reports: Two U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill over the objections of some privacy advocates and digital rights groups. As promised, Representatives Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, and C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger, a Maryland Democrat, have reintroduced the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a bill that would allow private…
DHS: Border Device Search Policy Does Not Violate Fourth Amendment
Brian Donahue reports: The Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CLCR) has determined that the DHS’s warrantless, and often suspicion-less, search and seizure of electronics devices at U.S. borders does not violate the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search or seizure. The CLCR argues [pdf] that the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…