Press release: Two of the leading congressional voices on privacy issues today announced plans for the first in a series of hearings in the coming months to examine how information is collected, protected, and utilized in an increasingly interconnected online ecosystem. Rep. Mary Bono Mack, chairman of the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, is leading…
Category: Laws
Sen. Toomey: Privacy Rules Might ‘Break The Internet’
With so much going on this year in terms of privacy and data breaches, there have been many who have somewhat optimistically believed that this would be the year when we get privacy legislation and a federal data security/breach notification law. Every year since I started this blog (2006), I’ve seen and posted such news…
Vt.’s Welch to announce geolocation bill
Vermont Congressman Peter Welch plans to announce legislation that he says will catch the law up with technology now that new mobile devises make it easier to use GPS technology to track individuals. The Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act sponsored by Welch and Republican Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz is aimed at giving clear guidelines for…
Pointer: Irish documents on interception of communications and surveillance
TJ McIntyre has helpfully uploaded some documents on interception of communications and surveillance in Ireland: Interception and Data Retention Annual Report 2009/10 Covert Surveillance Report 2009-10 Revenue Surveillance Manual Read the reports on his blog.