John Whitehead has this editorial in Desoto Times Tribune: As technology grows more sophisticated and the American government and its corporate allies further refine their methods of keeping tabs on citizens, those of us who treasure privacy increasingly find ourselves engaged in a struggle to maintain our freedoms in the midst of the modern surveillance…
Category: Laws
Senate Tweaks Bill: Terms of Service No Longer Terms of Felony
Earlier this week, I linked to an impressive op-ed by Orin Kerr on how proposed changes to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act would have serious unintended consequences such as making violation of a web site’s Terms of Service (TOS) a felony. Congress seems to have gotten the message. Joshua Gruenspecht writes: Yesterday, the Senate…
FTC Proposes Revisions to COPPA Rule
Nicole Freiss writes: On September 15, 2011 the FTC issued proposed revisions to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (the “COPPA Rule”), which imposes requirements on web sites that are directed at and/or collect personal information from children younger than 13 years old. According to the FTC, the revisions are to “ensure that the Rule continues to protect children’s privacy, as…
Californians Deserve Cover to Cover Privacy — Tell Governor Brown to Sign the Reader Privacy Act
From EFF: Books are books whether we read them in a library or on a Kindle or iPad, but California laws are lagging when it comes to protecting reader privacy in the digital age. Tell Governor Brown to sign the Reader Privacy Act today, and ensure Californians don’t have to compromise their privacy when downloading…