White House Call-In Day On April 5, 2011 Tell Obama: Keep Your Promises and Demand PATRIOT Act Reform! 202-456-1111 On April 5, 1792, President George Washington vetoed a bill the first time in U.S. history that the presidential veto was exercised. On the anniversary of this day, we’re calling on Barack Obama to exercise his…
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NZ Law Commission: Ministerial Briefing on Information Sharing
From the briefing paper that outlines issues in inter-agency sharing of information and reviews various options, the preferred option: We believe that the greatest promise is held by the concept of an “approved sharing programme”. In two Canadian provinces, Alberta and British Columbia, one of the statutory exceptions to the non-disclosure principle is “a common…
Lewton v. Divingnzzo: Hidden Audio Recorder in Teddy Bear Violates Federal Privacy Law
Gary Juskowiak discusses a court decision reported here last month: Parents who are concerned about their child’s well being might use hidden electronic monitoring devices such as hidden audio recording devices and nanny cams. Unfortunately, parents who use these devices may unwittingly violate federal and state law. In Lewton v. Divingnzzo (PDF), a mother was…
A Response to Commissioner Rosch on Do Not Track
Jonathan Mayer writes: Late last week FTC Commissioner Rosch penned a column in which he repeated a number of hackneyed criticisms of Do Not Track. Senators McCaskill and Pryor articulated similar concerns at a recent hearing. This piece sequentially deconstructs Rosch’s column and replies to each of his substantive critiques. Read Jonathan’s counterpoint on CIS. …