From the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada: As an Ombudsperson, the Commissioner’s primary role is to investigate and try to resolve privacy complaints against organizations. Her findings on a given issue may differ depending on the facts of each case and the position of the parties. Over time, findings on certain key issues…
Category: Laws
Lawmakers Debate Whether Teens Need More Privacy Protections
Juliana Gruenwald reports: While most lawmakers agree that businesses should be required to follow special rules when dealing with children’s personal information online, a House Energy and Commerce panel was more divided during a Wednesday hearing over whether Congress needs to craft special protections for teens. Last month, the Federal Trade Commission issued proposed changes to its…
U.S. Privacy Laws Also Extend to Noncitizens
Tim Hull reports: A federal law that protects the privacy of emails and other electronic communications extends to foreign nationals, the 9th Circuit ruled Monday, allowing Microsoft to protect the emails of an Indian citizen accused of fraud in Australia. Read more on Courthouse News. What’s particularly nice about this case is that it was…
California’s Reader Privacy Act Signed into Law
A press release from EFF: California Governor Jerry Brown has signed the Reader Privacy Act, updating reader privacy law to cover new technologies like electronic books and online book services as well as local bookstores. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) were sponsors of the bill, authored by California…