If you are convicted of a violent crime in the state of New York, you are required to provide a DNA sample to authorities. This is kept on file and used by law enforcement to help identify the perpetrators of future crimes. Key to this practice is the idea that a DNA sample is taken…
Category: Laws
Will an Expanded Right of Privacy Deter China’s Internet Vigilantes?
Stanley Lubman writes: A new legal development in China could have broad implications for domestic internet users – and, more significantly, for meaningful legal reform. The comprehensive Tort Liability Law that was passed in late December by the China’s National People’s Congress includes a provision that gives citizens the right to sue for infringement of…
Editorial: Bank finally gets it right on fingerprints
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…
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….