Katitza Rodriguez of EFF writes: This January 28 marks International Privacy Day, the day that the first legally bindinginternational privacy treaty was opened for signature to Member States in January 28, 1981. Different countries around the world are celebrating this day with their own events. This year, we are honoring the day by calling attention to recent privacy threats around the world and describing a few…
Category: Laws
ACLU Calls on State Legislators to Reject Bill Expanding DNA Testing of Arrestees
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio will testify today before the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee opposing Senate Bill 268. The legislation will expand the government’s ability to take DNA samples from felony arrestees by allowing the state retroactively to seize genetic information from past arrestees and those charged with a felony but not arrested….
Final word on employee expectations of privacy given to Supreme Court
A controversial case dealing with a teacher’s privacy in the wake of child pornography charges is going to Canada’s top court. Sudbury, Ont., teacher Richard Cole was charged with possessing child pornography after explicit images of a 16-year-old female student were found on his work laptop computer, which Cole had obtained after accessing another student’s…
Ca: Police suggest privacy law interfering with investigations
OpenMedia.ca published details of an email from the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Wednesday that asked the police community to provide examples of situations where current privacy legislation has interfered with their investigations. In a release, the Vancouver-based advocacy group characterized the CACP email as an attempt to justify the Conservative government’s proposed…