Mark Arsenault reports: US Senator John Kerry misspoke yesterday in saying that the Internet giant Google was on-board with the senator’s efforts to craft an Internet privacy bill, his office said this morning. The Massachusetts Democrat has discussed the bill with Google officials but those talks are still ongoing, according to Kerry’s office. Read more…
Category: Laws
Alaska don’t need no stinkin’ warrant: bill expands warrantless arrests to misdemeanors
Chris Stein of The Associated Press reports that a bill proposed in the Alaska legislature by Cathy Muñoz, R-Juneau, would permit warrantless arrests for misdemeanors. Assistant Juneau Police Chief Page Decker said these crimes include misdemeanor assault, stalking and indecent exposure, among others. Read more on NewsTimes.
Reader Privacy Act Introduced to Upgrade Book Privacy for the Digital Era
From EFF: California Senator Leland Yee has introduced the Reader Privacy Act of 2011 (SB 602), with backing from the California Affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The law would bring a much-needed upgrade to match Californians’ reading habits. Under SB 602 the government and other third…
Arizona enacts ban on abortions based on gender, race of fetus
David Schwartz of Reuters reports: Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Tuesday signed into law a controversial bill that makes the state the first in the nation to outlaw abortions performed on the basis of the race or gender of the fetus. […] A Planned Parenthood official in Arizona condemned the governor’s action in a statement…