Tiffany Crawford reports: Operations at the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner have ceased, leaving British Columbians with no independent office to hold the government accountable, says a leaked letter marked “Extremely Urgent” to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. The letter, sent Friday, is from the executive director of the Office of the…
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FL: Lawsuit against state officials for privacy violation moves forward
Evan Brown writes; Plaintiff sued the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and a number of state officials for violation of the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, 18 USC §2721-25. Plaintiff claimed that the defendants turned over a large amount of protected personal information to a private party, and that that party then…
Arkansas DMV Database Used for Marketing, Private Data Accessed, Suit Says
The Associated Press reports: A federal lawsuit filed in the Texarkana Division of the Western District of Arkansas claims the Arkansas Department of Motor Vehicle database has been illegally used for marketing and it could affect anyone who has had an Arkansas driver’s license since 2000. “Plaintiffs and the members of the class have suffered…
B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner moving on up
David Loukidelis has been appointed Deputy Attorney General. The appointment will be effective February 1, 2010. Loukidelis will replace acting Deputy Attorney General, Jerry McHale, Q.C., who was appointed in October 2009 on an interim basis after Allan Seckel, Q.C., was appointed Deputy Minister to the Premier, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the British Columbia…