House Committee on Government Oversight & Reform, Subcommittee on National Security Today, 9:30 am – 11:30 am, EST: “TSA Oversight Part I: Whole Body Imaging“ Witnesses Panel I Representative Sharon Cissna Alaska State House of Representatives District 22 Panel II Marc Rotenberg Executive Director Electronic Privacy Information Center Fred Cate Distinguished Professor and Director of…
Category: Laws
UK: Government refuses to outlaw celebrity gagging orders
Oliver Wright reports: Ministers have ruled out reforming Britain’s privacy laws or bringing in new legislation to stop super-injunctions silencing the media, the Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said yesterday. Launching the Government’s draft Libel Bill, Mr Clarke said such a move would be “wildly controversial” and there was no legislative time available in Parliament to…
White House to Push Privacy Bill
Jennifer Valentino-DeVries And Emily Steel report: The Obama administration plans to ask Congress Wednesday to pass a “privacy bill of rights” to protect Americans from intrusive data gathering, amid growing concern about the tracking and targeting of Internet users. Lawrence E. Strickling, an assistant secretary of commerce, is expected to call for the legislation at…
MA: Rep. Lewis Files Legislation to Protect Privacy and Personal Data
Laura Richter writes: State Representative Jason Lewis has filed legislation to protect Massachusetts residents’ privacy, personal data, and First Amendment rights in the context of government data collection. The bill would prohibit law enforcement from collecting information about individuals’ political and religious views, associations, or activities without reasonable suspicion of criminal conduct. The bill, known…