Earlier this month, New Hampshire Governor Lynch vetoed a bill that would have protected the right to publicity after death. Although the editors of the Union Leader agreed with the veto, Matt Salinger, the son of reclusive and famous author J. D. Salinger, was understandably upset by the veto. In an op-ed on the veto,…
Category: Laws
Senate debate over cyber security bill fails to address privacy concerns
Mike Lapointe writes: Passage of the cybersecurity bill has stalled in the Senate as Democrats and Republicans show few signs of compromise over the scale of governmental provisions for infrastructural protection. But what’s most troubling about this ongoing debate has nothing to do with the extent of infrastructural protection called for by many observers. Energy…
Calif. Senate panel rejects 911 call privacy bill
Associated Press reports: A state Senate committee has voted down a bill spurred in part by the release of 911 tapes involving Demi Moore. The bill by Assem. Norma Torres, D-Pomona, would have barred the news media from getting 911 emergency call audio tapes and transcripts. Read more on News10. This is a problem in need of a…
UK: Restriction on Local Authority surveillance
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) (Amendment) Order 2012, SI 2012/1500 (“the 2012 Order”), made on 11 June 2012 and coming into force on 1 November 2012, restricts the circumstances in which local authorities may authorise directed surveillance under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (“RIPA”). The 2012…