Criminals who target senior citizens while committing identity theft will face tougher penalties this year under a law that passed with bipartisan support. The law also empowers the state to seize cash and property obtained through identity theft and use it to reimburse victims. […] The new bill bars businesses from printing their customers’ Social…
Category: Laws
Pay as you drive “black boxes” threaten privacy
The California Department of Insurance (DOI) is considering regulations that would enable insurance prices to depend on the precise number of miles a car is driven in a given billing period. But in implementing these “Pay As You Drive” regulations, the DOI appears poised to empower insurance companies to require customers’ cars to be outfitted…
Data Protection bill to be tabled in Malaysia
The Personal Data Protection Bill aimed at safeguarding the confidentiality of an individual’s personal data and preventing misuse of the data by any irresponsible party will be tabled at the coming Dewan Rakyat sitting. Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said under the Act, a Personal Data Protection Commission would be…
Privacy groups urge rejection of ‘Pass ID Act’
In a letter to key lawmakers, the American Civil Liberties Union today joined 17 other civil liberties groups to oppose the Pass ID Act, a bill that intended but failed to fix the flawed Real ID Act of 2005 designed to turn the state driver’s license into a national identity card. The coalition letter was…