An op-ed by Narun Popattanachai in the Bangkok Post about a proposed law in Thailand: The Personal Information Bill which awaits a stamp of approval from lawmakers is still short of expectations to better protect the right to privacy on personal information from intruders who use it for their own interest. Part of the problem…
Category: Laws
In Congress on Thursday (updated)
Two hearings in Congress Thursday morning of note. In the House of Representatives : Internet Privacy: The Impact and Burden of EU Regulation The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade has scheduled a hearing on Thursday, September 15, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. 11:00 am in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing…
Sg: New Do-Not-Call registry and data protection commission powers under discussion
Two privacy issues in the news in Singapore today. AsiaOne reports: Consumers tired of receiving unsolicited calls from telemarketers may soon be rid of this annoyance. The Government today launched the first public consultation on the proposed Consumer Data Protection law, reported The Straits Times. The Ministry for Information, Communications and the Arts (Mica) is…
Comments on DOJ’s Defense of The Broad View of “Exceeds Authorized Access” in the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act — And A Proposed Statutory Fix
Orin Kerr writes: In his post below, Stewart Baker writes that DOJ official James Baker “gave a persuasive defense” of the broad view of that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act should apply to Terms of Service violations and employee restrictions on computers. In this post, I want to explain why I don’t find DOJ’s defense…