Stephen C. Webster reports: During a press conference at the capitol on Tuesday, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CN) urged fellow lawmakers to pass his Internet spying bill in order to prevent what he dubbed “a cyber 9/11 or a 9/11 Pearl Harbor.” “The danger of cyber attacks against the United States is clear, present and growing, with…
Category: Laws
The Data Question: Should the Third-Party Records Doctrine Be Revisited?
Today’s recommended reading. George Washington University law professor Orin Kerr and Greg Nojeim, senior counsel at the Center for Democracy & Technology, ponder how far the government can go in reading your email. Their essays can be found in Patriots Debate: Contemporary Issues in National Security Law, a book published by the ABA Standing Committee on…
Rep. Poe proposes new privacy bill: ‘The drones are coming’
Eric W. Dolan reports: Republican Rep. Ted Poe of Texas warned on the House floor Tuesday that “the drones are coming,” urging legislators to establish guidelines for their operation. “Who will operate these drones, and what will be their mission?” he wondered. “Could it be a suspicious government agent who thinks someone looks kind of…
IL: Quinn Signs Two Privacy Laws
Mitchell Grogg reports that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed two new laws Tuesday. One law “prohibits businesses and government agencies from publicly posting information about judges three days after a judge has requested that his or her personal information not be revealed. It also lets a judge use his or her work address instead of a…