From EPIC.org: EPIC submitted a detailed statement to the Department of Education in response to a request for public comment on a proposal to expand exemptions in a law that protects the privacy of student information. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act limits the release of students’ educational records. However, the Department of Education has proposed…
Category: Laws
Rand Paul on the PATRIOT Act
From FourthAmendment.com: From the Rand Paul website, him speaking on the PATRIOT Act extension in the Senate, which has video and a transcript, even invoking James Otis who warned and vigorously litigated against the Writs of Assistance a quarter of millennium ago. Here’s part of the transcript of his statement yesterday, when he rose to vote…
How Would the Kerry-McCain “Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights” Affect State Security and Privacy Laws?
Lee Tien writes: […] Our main conclusion: Kerry-McCain would preempt many state privacy laws, because § 405(a) of the bill expressly preempts all state laws “relating to” covered entities “to the extent that such provisions relate to the collection, use, or disclosure of” either “covered information” as defined in the bill or “personally identifiable information…
Court Issues Favorable Ruling for Collection Industry
The collection industry may be happy, but this is not good news for some consumers: The District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania produced a victory for the collection industry, holding collection calls to residential lines of nondebtors are exempt under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The court also held consumers have the…