Leicestershire police has said it “strongly supports” clearer legislation on retaining innocent people’s DNA. Yet in the past year, the force refused 22 of 24 requests to remove records from its database. This is despite a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights which has said holding the DNA of innocent people indefinitely was…
Category: Laws
Judge blocks part of new Neb. sex offender law
The Associated Press reports: A federal judge yesterday blocked portions of Nebraska’s new sex-offender registry law, including provisions that sought to monitor convicted sex offenders’ computer usage and prevent them from visiting certain Web sites. Judge Richard Kopf did leave most of the law intact, saying it came close to meeting criteria set for the…
Homeland Security Blinks Over REAL ID Act
Travis Sanford reports: The Department of Homeland Security has indefinitely lifted its January 1 deadline to allow federal agencies to accept state driver’s licenses and ID cards before allowing people to board commercial airplanes or enter federal buildings and nuclear power plants. The decision to stay the controversial REAL ID Act of 2005 was in…
CRS: Privacy: An Overview of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping
CRS report 98-326 Privacy: An Overview of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping December 03, 2009 Summary: This report provides an overview of federal law governing wiretapping and electronic eavesdropping. It also appends citations to state law in the area and contains a bibliography of legal commentary as well as the text of the…