From the ACLU of Florida: The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLUFL) today announced it filed suit in federal court seeking to halt implementation of Florida’s new law mandating drug testing of applicants to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program without suspicion of drug use. The suit, filed Tuesday, September 6, 2011…
Category: Laws
Hong Kong Introduces a Personal Data (Privacy) Amendment Bill
Gabriela Kennedy and Heidi Gleeson write: The Personal Data (Privacy) Amendment Bill (the “Bill“) was introduced into the Legislative Council on 13 July 2011. The Bill is the culmination of a lengthy consultation process into the reform of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (the “Ordinance“) which commenced in 2009. The Bill aims to bring the…
AU: The Cybercrime Bill is Excessive and Unbalanced
A policy statement from the Australia Privacy Foundation: The Commonwealth Attorney-General has rammed a Cybercrime Amendment Bill through the House of Representatives, and now has it before the Senate. His claim is that its purpose is to to enable Australia to accede to the Council of Europe’s Convention on Cybercrime. The Attorney-General contrived to squeeze the time available…
Alberta court declares portions of provincial privacy law unconstitutional
David Fraser writes: The Alberta Courts have once again issued a stunning decision regarding privacy laws in that province. In this case, United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401 v. Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2011 ABQB 415 (CanLII), the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench has determined that portions of the Personal Information Protection Act (Alberta)…