Kevin Rector reports: Employers in Maryland would be prohibited from asking current and prospective employees for their user names and passwords to websites such as Facebook and Twitter under legislation that passed the General Assembly and now awaits signature from Gov. Martin O’Malley. Read more in the Baltimore Sun. Because it was a Maryland state…
Category: Laws
Washington State Supreme Court imposes limits on vehicle searches
Mike Carter reports: The Washington Supreme Court has limited the ability of police to search someone’s car after they’ve been taken into custody, further extending a long tradition of affording state residents more privacy protections than are guaranteed under the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Read more in Seattle Times. How refreshing.
UK: The civil liberties backlash: Govt blinks first on snooping and secret courts
Ian Dunt reports: Nick Clegg acted to counter criticism that he was weak on civil liberties last night, with dramatic interventions on the internet snooping proposals and plans for secret courts. The Liberal Democrat leader, who entered Downing Street promising to undo Labour’s more draconian counter-terror laws, signalled a retreat on Home Office demands for…
Rep. Scott votes against personal privacy
Rob Groce writes: He claims he wants small government. He swears he works to bring freedom to his constituents. But earlier this week, Rep. Tim Scott voted in big-government fashion to deny citizens a freedom that’s as basic as protection of a personal password. As a result of this vote from Scott and other Republicans,…