Daren M. Orzechowski, Allison M. Dodd, Imtiaz Yakub write: The collection, use and disclosure of geolocation information obtained from customers’ mobile devices has become commonplace among mobile phone providers and third party application developers. Geolocation information identifies the location of the individual using the device and is often used to provide location based information, advertisements…
Category: Laws
EPIC Slams Homeland Security For ID Regs That Harm The Homeless
From EPIC.org: EPIC filed comments against the Department of Homeland Security’s REAL ID compliance requirements, noting the recent death of college basketball legend Lewis Brown, who could not afford a state identification card. The DHS prohibits individuals from flying on commercial airlines without federally approved identification documents. According to the New York Times, Brown was sick with cancer and…
CT: DNA sampling law goes into effect Oct. 1
Connecticut’s new DNA testing law is either a plot line from a Philip Dick novel or a novel way to combat crime. Effective Oct. 1, anyone arrested for any of 39 serious felonies must provide a DNA sample before they are released from custody. Samples will only be taken from those with prior felony convictions…
OK: State supreme court proposes limiting public access to personal info
Florida did it. Now Oklahoma’s considering it. Ziva Branstetter reports: Court officials are again proposing a sweeping rule to remove personal information such as dates of birth from Oklahoma criminal and civil court records, prompting concern from former Attorney General Drew Edmondson and others. The Oklahoma Supreme Court issued the proposed rule Wednesday, noting it…