The Senate is scheduled to take up the reauthorization of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 this morning at 10 am. I’ll be watching for it on C-SPAN. Here’s a podcast by Julian Sanchez of the Cato Institute yesterday on the topic: Despite heroic efforts by Senators Wyden and Udall, there has never been a…
Category: Govt
FTC Strengthens Kids’ Privacy, Gives Parents Greater Control Over Their Information By Amending Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule
From the FTC: The Federal Trade Commission adopted final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule that strengthen kids’ privacy protections and give parents greater control over the personal information that websites and online services may collect from children under 13. The FTC initiated a review in 2010 to ensure that the COPPA Rule…
FTC to Study Data Broker Industry’s Collection and Use of Consumer Data (Updated)
From the FTC: The Federal Trade Commission issued orders requiring nine data brokerage companies to provide the agency with information about how they collect and use data about consumers. The agency will use the information to study privacy practices in the data broker industry. Data brokers are companies that collect personal information about consumers from a variety…
State Secrets Front and Center in Dragnet Surveillance Case
David Kravets reports: A federal judge on Friday is to hold the first hearing following an appellate court’s decision reinstating allegations that the government is siphoning Americans’ communications from telecoms to the National Security Agency without warrants. The new judge on the case, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White of San Francisco, isn’t so sure the…