It may be one of the shortest bills debated in the New Hampshire House of Representatives during this legislative session. The operative section of HB 299 consists of a single line: “(c) Reasonable identification shall not include finger prints.” The bill, which passed the House 255-93 on Jan. 6, also had one operative target: Bank…
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Data Privacy Day 2010 in Congress
January 28 is the international Data Privacy Day in the U.S., Canada, and dozens of European countries. In Congress, Rep. Cliff Stearns of Florida introduced a resolution supporting the designation of January 28, 2010 as National Data Privacy Day. To date, the bill has 14 co-sponsors: Rep Barton, Joe [TX-6] Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z….
Microsoft Seeks New Legal Framework For Cloud
J. Nicholas Hoover reports: Microsoft is asking Congress to pass new legislation to regulate cloud computing, Brad Smith, the company’s general counsel, announced Wednesday in an address at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. Specifically, Microsoft is proposing what it calls the Cloud Computing Advancement Act, which would make changes to three major areas of…
MT court: Law requiring Social Security numbers constitutional
The Associated Press reports: The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a state law that requires applicants for wildlife conservation licenses to include the last four digits of their Social Security numbers on the application. The Montana Shooting Sports Association had challenged the requirement, arguing it unconstitutionally infringes upon an applicant’s fundamental right to privacy. Read…