Libbie Canter reports: Earlier today, the House of Representatives approved an amendment to the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) (H.R. 2471) that would clarify certain ambiguities in the 1988 law in light of technological changes in the marketplace. In his remarks on the House floor, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) – the primary author of H.R….
Category: Laws
Europe to crack down on privacy breaches with steep fines
Joseph Parish reports: The European Commission is finalizing privacy protection rules where companies could be fined up to five percent of their global sales for mishandling the data of customers, suppliers, or employees. Because the law would apply to foreign companies with branches in Europe, it gives the EU significant power to regulate privacy worldwide….
SD: Legislature: Proposal would prevent license data sharing
A state lawmaker from Sioux Falls says that information taken from citizens when they get their driver’s licenses could allow the federal government to track people for nefarious purposes, raising privacy concerns. Republican Rep. Lora Hubbel is so worried about the issue that she is drafting a bill for the legislative session that begins in…
FL: Woman finds her Social Security number written on parking ticket
I’ve covered this type of situation before, but it’s always useful to remind people that risk is all around us. From KUSA in Florida: Most people don’t like coming back to their car to find a parking ticket, but what one local woman found written on a ticket she received came as even more of…