Peter McLaughlin and Megan O’Sullivan write: On December 8, 2011, the European Union’s Article 29 Working Party issued Working Paper 188 entitled “Opinion 16/2011 on EASA/IAB Best Practice Recommendation on Online Behavioural Advertising” (“WP 188”). WP 188 addresses the online behavioral advertising guidance (the “EASA/IAB Code” or the “Code”) issued by the European Advertising Standards…
Category: Laws
Editorial: Weigh privacy concerns in plan to expand NY’s DNA registry
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to expand the state’s DNA database by collecting samples from anyone convicted of any misdemeanor has civil liberty types crying foul. As well they should. Adding some 200 misdemeanors to the few dozen that now require DNA disclosure would broaden the ability of the state to collect otherwise personal information from…
Ph: Lawmaker: Prioritize bill pushing better protection of personal data
Jonathan de Santos reports: Passing laws to protect data privacy should be made a priority, the chairman of the Senate committee on Science and Technology said. Senator Edgardo Angara, who has filed a Data Privacy bill that penalizes the unauthorized use of personal information, said it “will require Filipino companies to adhere to international security…
IL: ‘Drano’ law an invasion of privacy
Have we reached the point as a society where our grandmothers have to show ID and sign a log book to buy a bottle of Drano? Apparently, lawmakers in Springfield, including Marengo Democrat Jack Franks, thought the answer was yes. They passed a new law that requires anyone who buys caustic and noxious substances, which…