Statement from BC Information and Privacy Commissioner regarding proposed amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act VICTORIA— Information and Privacy Commissioner Michael McEvoy issued the following statement in response to Bill 22, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021, introduced in the Legislature today, that proposes amendments to…
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“a privacy breach waiting to happen” — Oklahoma banks speak out against new banking reporting proposal
Thomas Fleming reports: Oklahoma Attorney General John O’ Conner is one of 20 Republican attorneys general who are calling on the Biden administration to drop a recent proposal that would increase reporting requirements for banks. They sent a letter Friday to both President Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. They say the proposal stands in…
Slovenian Administrative Court upholds the decision of the Slovenian SA: the right of erasure does not enable an individual to have his personal data erased from Baptismal Register
Background information Date of final decision: 2 June 2020 Cross-border case or national case: National case Controller: A parish of the Roman Catholic Church Legal Reference: Right of erasure (Article 17) Decision: Dismissal of the complaint Keywords: Archiving purposes in the public interest, Religious freedom Summary of the Decision A parish of the Roman Catholic…
Recent Woes for Prosecutors in Cellphone Searches
Robert J. Anello and Richard F. Albert write: Three recent district court decisions exemplify how courts have struggled with the Fourth Amendment questions raised by the intrusive nature of cellphone searches. Cellphones present Fifth Amendment problems too, as discussed in our June 9, 2021, article, “Hey SIRI, Does the Fifth Amendment Protect My Passcode?” As…