U.S. Senator Frank Lautenburg (D-NJ) and Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ-12) have reintroduced legislation which would require colleges and universities to have anti-harrasment policies. The legislation is designed to stop cyberbullying and harassment on college and university campuses and also provides funding for schools to “establish or expand programs that help to prevent student harassment,” according…
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EPIC to Testify at Congressional Hearing on TSA Body Scanner Program
Mark your calendars. From EPIC: The Subcommittee on National Security of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing on “TSA Oversight: Whole Body Imaging” On March 16, 2011. EPIC President Marc Rotenberg has been asked to testify. The hearing is expected to explore the privacy impact, health concerns, and questions of effectiveness that…
Law Enforcement Use of Global Positioning (GPS) Devices to Monitor Motor Vehicles: Fourth Amendment Considerations
From the Congressional Research Service: Law Enforcement Use of Global Positioning (GPS) Devices to Monitor Motor Vehicles: Fourth Amendment Considerations Alison M. Smith Legislative Attorney February 28, 2011 This report discusses the basics of GPS technology, society’s reliance on it, and some of the related legal and privacy implications. In addition, the report examines legislative and judicial responses on…
Senate panel approves Patriot Act extensions
Jim Abrams of Associated Press reports: The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to extend until the end of 2013 three post-Sept. 11 terror-fighting practices that have raised concerns among civil liberties groups. At the same time, the legislation, which was approved on a 10-7, mainly party-line vote, would end in December 2013 the investigative…