I missed this story last week about newly proposed legislation that would create worker ID cards: President Obama is scheduled to meet with Senators Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) later this week to discuss a Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) bill. At controversy is a proposed national worker ID which would be…
Category: Laws
‘Do not call register’ for NZ mooted
Tom Pullar-Strecker reports: A “Do not call” register that would prohibit telemarketers making unsolicited sales calls and a law that would oblige government agencies to tell people if their personal information had been lost or stolen are among a raft of ideas to tighten privacy law canvassed by the Law Commission. In a 500-page report,…
Where’s The Outrage Over The Gov’t Brushing Mass Privacy Violations Under The Rug?
Mike Masnick comments: I have to admit that I’ve been a bit in shock over Congress’s decision to simply renew the Patriot Act, recently, without a single safeguard to protect against abuse. That’s because just before all this happened, we wrote about how a report from the government found (not for the first time) that…
FL: Schenck said 911 bill is for privacy rights
Tony Holt reports: Proponents of a House bill think it provides long-overdue protection to the privacy of crime victims. First Amendment advocates think it goes too far and would remove accountability for 911 operators and rescue responders. Crime victims themselves seem split on the issue. On Wednesday, a House panel approved Florida Bill PCB GAP…