Gerry Silver writes: Over the last several years, attorneys for Internet users have been vigorously attempting to fashion a viable claim against Internet service providers, companies operating websites, “app” developers and Internet advertisers (collectively, “Internet companies”) for collecting, transmitting or even selling personal, private data about the users. Such private information may include websites visited,…
Category: Laws
Keeping track of which states trample women’s rights
Did you know that eight states now require women seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound first? From AllGov‘s Matt Bewig, they are: Virginia, Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Texas also requires the ultrasound technician to display and describe the resulting image, while similar laws in North Carolina and Oklahoma are currently…
At CNET’s SXSW ‘big data’ panel, sparks fly over privacy
Daniel Terdiman reports: Representatives from opposite sides in the “big data” privacy debate tangled Sunday over whether a proposed White House “privacy bill of rights” is necessary to keep Americans safe online. During a “big data” panel sponsored by CNET at South by Southwest, Brian Szoka, president of the non-partisan, non-profit, tech policy think tank,…
Houston lawmaker will try to close loophole exposing juveniles’ records
Jennifer Radcliffe reports that State Rep. Sylvester Turner will seek to close a loophole in Texas law that makes personal information of juveniles charged with certain crimes accessible to the public. Read more on The Houston Chronicle.