Emil Protalinski writes: An Austrian group called Europe versus Facebook has so far made 22 complaints regarding the social network’s practices. In the process, the organization has stumbled upon an important tidbit: Facebook says it is not required to give you a copy of some of your personal data if it deems doing so would…
Category: Laws
Colombian Data Protection Law Approved by Constitutional Court
On October 7, 2011, the Constitutional Court of Colombia approved a landmark omnibus data protection law. … Some highlights include: With certain exceptions, the law prohibits the processing of personal data without the data subject’s prior consent. When the personal data are sensitive data (e.g., health data), the consent must take the form of an…
FOIA and the Question of Secret Law
Robert Chesney writes: Charlie Savage of the New York Times has filed this FOIA suit in an effort to acquire a classified report issued by DOJ and ODNI to Congress “pertaining to intelligence collection authorities” under section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act (permitting the government to obtain from the FISC an order for the production of “any tangible…
California Governor Vetoes Bill Requiring Warrant to Search Mobile Phones
David Kravets reports: California Gov. Jerry Brown is vetoing legislation requiring police to obtain a court warrant to search the mobile phones of suspects at the time of any arrest. The Sunday veto, announced Monday, means that when police arrest anybody in the Golden State, they may search that person’s mobile phone — which in…