Sean Reilly reports: The financial disclosure forms for at least 28,000 senior federal civilians and military officers would be posted on the Internet under a bill now moving through Congress. The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act , already passed by the House, would require that financial disclosure forms be posted on a government…
Category: Laws
Will We Ever Get Strong Internet Privacy Rules?
Adam Cohen writes: … The Obama administration’s privacy guidelines are a step in the right direction. They create a “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights,” which contains good privacy principles, starting with “individual control,” meaning that consumers have the right to exercise control over what personal data is collected about them and how it is used….
EPIC Urges DHS to Abide by Privacy Laws When Conducting Technology Research
From EPIC: Earlier this week, EPIC submitted comments to the DHS on “The Menlo Report: Ethical Principles Guiding Information and Communication Technology Research.” DHS sought public views on the privacy implications of ethical human subject research in information and communication technology research. EPIC said that many federal privacy laws, such as the Privacy Act of 1974, set out legal standard…
EPIC sues U.S. Dept of Education
EPIC has filed suit against the U.S. Dept. of Education over its recent amendments to the Family Education Rights Privacy Act (FERPA). The federal complaint, which was filed in the D.C. District Court yesterday, alleges that the amendments are not in accordance with the law and exceeded USED’s authority. The amendments provided definitions of terms such…