Macedonian Parliament disbanded itself today, as part of the process of preparation for the June elections. The ruling majority used the previous period to rubber-stamp a huge number of draft-laws submitted by the government, including a new attempt to legalize unconstitutional police surveillance. […] During June 2010, Global Voices provided coverage of the previous attempt to pass…
Category: Laws
White House To Release Final Trusted Identity Plan
Elizabeth Montalbano reports: The White House Friday will release the final version of a national identity and authentication strategy aimed at standardizing and strengthening identity management and authentication procedures for online transactions. The plan is the result of more than a year of effort and collaboration between the White House, industry, government agencies, and privacy…
San Francisco City Government Wants to Scan IDs of Residents Entering Entertainment Venues
Thanks to FourthAmendment.com for pointing me to this article on FavStocks by “Bungalow Bill:” The next time you enter a San Francisco movie theater, the following demand might be made. “Your papers please.” With no regard to the Fourth Amendment, city leaders are considering a bill that would require residents to have their ID scanned…
Privacy ‘bill of rights’ exempts government agencies
Declan McCullagh reports: Two U.S. senators introduced sweeping privacy legislation today that they promise will “establish a framework to protect the personal information of all Americans.” There is, however, one feature of the bill (PDF) sponsored by senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) that has gone relatively unnoticed: it doesn’t apply to data…