New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner, Marie Shroff, in a submission to the Law Commission, has supported closing gaps in the current legal framework around privacy. The Commissioner made a submission to the Law Commission’s Stage 3 issues paper “Invasion of Privacy: Penalties and Remedies”, which looks at changes needed to the criminal and civil law to…
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VeriChip supports bill barring forced implantation
Healthcare IT News reports that VeriChip Corporation is supporting the Pennsylvania bill that would ban the forced implantation of identification devices in people (see previous coverage here). The bill, which passed the House, has yet to go to the state Senate. “In general, we are supportive of legislation that prohibits forced implants,” said Silverman. “VeriChip,…
Lawsuit fans flames of N.J. debate on adoption privacy
In New Jersey adoption circles, the right to privacy versus the need for an identity isn’t just an explosive issue of the moment: It’s been a painful, simmering fire for both sides for almost 30 years. […] Last month, numerous adoptee-rights groups and individuals from as far as Wyoming and Washington state contacted the Daily…
Does the PASS ID Act Protect Privacy?
Jim Harper of the Cato Institute takes aim at PASS ID and CDT’s praise for it. Here are a few snippets: One of the more interesting privacy “protections” in the PASS ID Act is a requirement that individuals may access, amend, and correct their own personally identifiable information. This is a new and different security/identity…