Hogan Lovells has published a White Paper with the results of a study about governmental access to data in the cloud. The paper was written by Christopher Wolf, co-director of Hogan Lovells’ Privacy and Information Management practice, and Paris Office partner Winston Maxwell. It was released today at a program presented by the Openforum Academy…
Category: Laws
AU: Privacy Act changes finally introduced to parliament
Stephanie McDonald reports: Reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 have finally been introduced to parliament, six years after the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) began its inquiry. The reforms are part of the government’s first stage response to the ALRC inquiry, which began in 2006. The changes introduced to parliament include: Increased regulation of personal…
Maryland Court of Appeals lets ruling barring police collection of DNA from arrestees stand
Lyle Denniston writes: Maryland’s state supreme court, the Court of Appeals, has refused to reconsider a split decision barring police from collecting DNA samples from individuals who have been arrested. The denial order, issued Friday, is here. State officials have said they will now seek to take the case on to the Supreme Court, but added that…
Wyden: White House-backed cybersecurity bill sacrifices privacy
Brendan Sasso and Andrew Feinberg report: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) warned on Monday that the Senate’s cybersecurity legislation is an “overreaction” that would undermine Americans’ right to privacy. He said the legislation, which is supported by the White House, shares some of the same “defects” as the House’s Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA)….