Netflix’s lobbying efforts to amend the VPPA so that Facebook users can share all their choices may pay off soon. News Today reports: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) users will be allowed to share video they watched on Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) through a proposed amendment to a Senate cybersecurity bill. This amendment is filed by Sen. Patrick…
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DNA Collection Law Will Go Before Full 9th Circuit
From Courthouse News: The 9th Circuit agreed Thursday to grant an en banc rehearing over a California law that lets police collect DNA from any adult who is arrested for a felony. In February, a divided three-judge panel found no constitutional problem with the law. “We agree that the California DNA Act would be unconstitutional…
Hackers steal AAPT customer data to protest web spying proposal
Ben Grubb reports: Hackers have stolen customer data from Australian ISP AAPT to highlight the dangers of a proposal to force telcos to store every Australian’s web history for up to two years. AAPT CEO David Yuile confirmed the security incident which occurred at 9.30pm last night in a statement to Fairfax Media this afternoon, saying he was “extremely concerned”….
Franken Amendment Would Remove Worst Part of Cybersecurity Bill
Mark M. Jaycox and Rainey Reitman write: As we noted last week, a new cybersecurity bill (S 3414) (PDF) was introduced with privacy protective measures championed by Senators Franken, Durbin, Wyden, Coons, Sanders, Akaka, and Blumenthal. The bill is a step in the right direction of protecting online rights, but still has major flaws that allow…