Charis Palmer writes: Prime Minister Julia Gillard launched a data centre in Sydney last week , as part of a broader push to see sensitive data stored in Australia. The government is proposing new legislation that would force telecommunications companies to store phone and internet data for two years, a move supported by intelligence agency…
Category: Laws
Maine likely to consider cell phone location law that mandates companies provide info in an emergency
Mal Leary reports: A law that requires cellphone providers to give law enforcement agencies the location of a person’s cellhone in an emergency is expected to be considered in Maine next year. Eight states have adopted a version of the law, known as Kelsey’s Law. “I fully expect we will see some version of it…
Facebook fights for deceased beauty queen’s privacy
Sometimes even when you’re right, you’re perceived as wrong. For those of us who criticize Facebook’s lack of sufficient regard for user’s privacy, here’s a case where by attempting to protect user privacy, they will undoubtedly leave many understandably upset with them. Declan McCullagh reports: Facebook has successfully fought a subpoena trying to seek access…
Recording Romney, Part Two
The second part of Jeffrey P. Hermes’ analysis of the legality of recording Mitt Romney at a private fundraiser is now up on Citizen Media Law Project (Part One here). What a great example of information being freely available on the Internet. Kudos to Jeff Hermes and CMLP for informing those of us who want…