From CDT.org: CDT testified Wednesday before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on reevaluating the REAL ID Act. CDT testified in support of the PASS ID Act, noting that it mitigates or corrects critical privacy and security flaws introduced by REAL ID, while still establishing minimum federal standards for the issuance…
Category: Laws
ID theft law enacted in CT
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…
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…