You can ‘t see it, but I generally stick out my tongue at stories or commentaries that talk about the “end of privacy” or “lessons learned.” But there’s an editorial in the NY Times that you might want to read as it attempts to breathe new life into a bill revising ECPA that had been…
Category: Laws
Do your child’s FERPA rights depend on what state you live in? It seems like it…
I really think that SCOTUS is going to need to hear at least one FERPA case and rule on whether the federal law protecting the privacy of education records trumps states’ open records laws if the state accepts federal education dollars. In Oklahoma, we saw the state’s education department deciding that they could accept federal…
LinkedIn can’t be sued under Stored Communications Act – court
FourthAmendment.com points us to a ruling that because LinkedIn is neither a remote computing service (RCS) nor does it provide electronic communication services (ECS), it can’t be sued under the SCA for disclosing search histories to third parties. Low v. LinkedIn Corp., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97012 (N.D. Cal. July 12, 2012). Mali Friedman discusses…
Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance Amended
On June 27, 2012, the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed a bill to amend the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (the “Ordinance”). The amendment will become effective in phases. Most provisions will become effective on October 21, 2012, and the others will take effect on a day to be announced by publication in the Hong Kong…