Today, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced legislation aimed at curbing the growing practice of employers requiring prospective or current employees to provide access to password-protected accounts as a condition for employment. In the House, Congressmen Heinrich (D-NM) and Perlmutter (D-CO) are introducing…
Category: Laws
NJ’s Supreme Court reviews Kyleigh’s Law
Associated Press reports: The New Jersey Supreme Court is considering whether young drivers need to display red decals on their license plates. The justices on Tuesday heard arguments over whether “Kyleigh’s Law” violates privacy and leaves young motorists vulnerable to predators. Read more on Philly.com. Personally, I always find it helpful to see “STUDENT DRIVER”…
IKEA Must Defend Itself in Consumer Class Action
Yet more bad press for IKEA in the privacy department, it seems. Maria Dinzeo reports: A class can proceed with a lawsuit accusing Ikea of requesting and storing customers’ zip codes when making credit card purchases. Rita Medellin sued Ikea in February 2011 for violation of the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act after an Ikea cashier…
Commentary: Send NY legislators back to school for a refresher course on the Bill of Rights
It’s a good thing I had put my coffee down before reading Scott Greenfield’s blog this morning. It seems that some legislators in my state held a press conference to unveil their new approach to dealing with online bullying. Their approach? Ignore the First Amendment and Section 230 of the CDA. Scott points us to…