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,…
Category: Laws
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.
Florida first state to randomly drug-test state workers
James L. Rosica of Associated Press reports that Florida has become the first state to enact a law allowing state agencies to be randomly drug test employees. So to get a job in 2013, you may have to give up your social media and e-mail logins… You may have to consent to being drug-tested…. You…
On International Women’s Day 2012, American women have less privacy than before
On International Women’s Day, it’s somewhat depressing to have to report that Virginia’s governor signed a pre-abortion ultrasound law into effect yesterday. While some may argue that the bill is not as bad as it would have been without massive public protest, it is still a significant blow to the autonomy and equality of women…