Jesse J. Holland of Associated Press reports: The Supreme Court on Tuesday pondered whether it should allow the federal government to face millions of dollars in class-action lawsuits for violating identity theft protection laws that ban the printing of credit card numbers and expiration dates on receipts. Government lawyers argue that the United States is…
Category: Laws
Why Facebook’s Argument Against Privacy For Minors Is Doomed
Dave Copeland argues that Facebook’s First Amendment objections to strengthening COPPA are “weak, self-serving, and bound to fail.” Facebook had submitted a letter arguing that because the Commission’s proposal would “restrict the ability of users who are 13 years old or older to ‘Like,’ comment on, or recommend the websites or services on which those plugins are integrated,…
Governor Brown Vetoes California Electronic Privacy Protection. Again.
Hanni Fakhouri takes Governor Jerry Brown out to the shed for vetoing the location privacy law passed by the California legislature. Here’s part of the commentary: For Governor Brown, it appears the “right balance” is to tip the scales decisively in favor of law enforcement. Because while vetoing SB 1434, Governor Brown did sign AB 2055,…
Gov. Brown vetoes requiring a warrant for cellphone location info
Patrick McGreevy reports the news-I-expected-but-hoped-I-was-wrong: Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday vetoed a bill that would have required law enforcement officers to get a search warrant in order to obtain location information generated by a cellphone, tablet computer or automobile navigation system. Read more on The Los Angeles Times. And if the Governor doesn’t think this bill…