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…
Category: Laws
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…
NY: Proposed DNA bank could ensnare NY graffiti artists
Dan Wiessner of Reuters reports: Fortune-tellers beware: palm-reading could land you in New York state’s criminal DNA database. Convicted graffiti artists, subway turnstile-jumpers and anybody who writes a bad check could also end up with their genetic information permanently on file under a proposal by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Read more on Yahoo! Canada. Odd how…