Eric Goldman has a blog post on his presentations on the Obama Administration’s “Privacy Bill of Rights” and the Proposed Amendments to the EU Data Privacy Directive. You can read his blog entry and access copies of his presentations on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.
Category: Laws
Cops might finally need a warrant to read your Gmail
Cyrus Farivar writes: Right now, if the cops want to read my e-mail, it’s pretty trivial for them to do so. All they have to do is ask my online e-mail provider. But a new bill set to be introduced Thursday in the Senate Judiciary Committee by its chair, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), seems to stand the best chance…
Where would a constitutional challenge to FERPA leave us?
Frank D. LoMonte has a commentary on Inside Higher Ed, “Why FERPA Is Unconstitutional.” In his commentary, he suggests that the Supreme Court’s ruling in National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (the “Obamacare” ruling) could also be applied to FERPA (the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act). You can read his analysis and argument on…
Markey Releases Mobile Device Privacy Act
Press release from Rep. Ed Markey: Consumers should be in control of their personal information, including if and when their mobile devices are transmitting data to third parties, says Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.). Rep. Markey, co-Chair of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, today released H.R. 6377, “The Mobile Device Privacy Act”, legislation that would…