In the second privacy-related case to be denied review by the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) today, the court denied review of the California Financial Information Privacy Act. The law provides consumers with greater privacy safeguards for financial data by requiring opt-in for sharing of information, easy-to-find and use opt-out provisions, and limitations on the sale of…
Category: Laws
Google monopoly means packet snooping
Richard Bennett, a Silicon Valley network architect and technical consultant, offers some commentary in The Register today about what he characterizes as a “fit of temporary sanity” in Washington over regulating online behavioral advertising. From his commentary: The new consensus dictates that the key issues are the protection of archived information from abuse, consumer notification…
Congress delays debate on gay ban
Congress seems intent on delaying any debate on repealing the military’s ban on open service by gays until next year. As the House passed its version of the 2010 defense authorization bill, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee talked about having hearings later this year on the possible repeal of the so-called “don’t…
KS Supreme Court limits search during traffic stop
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday narrowed the scope of police searches at traffic stops in the state, saying its ruling was prompted by a similar decision from the nation’s highest court. The unanimous decision declared unconstitutional a law allowing officers to search a vehicle for evidence of a possible crime, rather than for evidence…