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…
Category: Laws
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…
Recording Romney, Part One
Earlier this week, I pointed to some coverage questioning the legality of recording presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s comments at a private fund-raising event. Now there’s a more in-depth legal analysis of the issue by Jeffrey P. Hermes of Citizen Media Law Project that is well worth reading: As will be discussed below, there are a…
AU: ASIO, Roxon defend data-retention proposal
Shipping data overseas is not the only Australian proposal generating controversy these days. Josh Taylor reports: Following widespread criticism of the government’s proposal to require internet service providers (ISPs) to retain unspecified customer data for up to two years, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and Attorney-General Nicola Roxon have taken the unusual step of releasing public submissions on…