The Senate voted earlier this evening to extend troublesome Patriot Act provisions through May 27, 2011. The provisions are set to expire at the end of this month. The House had passed a ten-month extension of the provisions earlier this week and is expected to vote on the Senate’s shorter extension later this week. The…
Category: Laws
WA: Bill would make it easier to sue for Internet impersonation
Joanna Nolasco reports: If someone creates an embarassing fake profile of you on Facebook, a bill proposed by Rep. David Frockt could make it easier for you to sue for damages. The Seattle Democrat’s bill, House Bill 1652, says that a person who has been impersonated on a social-networking website or an online bulletin board,…
Border talks worrisome for Canadians’ privacy
Rikki Schierer reports: Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s recent talks with U.S. President Barack Obama regarding thinning the border has much larger implications for Canadians, MP Nathan Cullen said. Introduced as a means to increase economic benefits, it’s a way to lessen the “thickening” of the border that has hindered trade and tourism, Cullen said. The…
House of Representatives extends expiring PATRIOT Act provisions – tell the Senate NOT to just rubber-stamp them, too!
From EFF: Despite the valiant efforts of liberty-defending congresspersons from both political parties, the House of Representatives just passed an extension of the three USA PATRIOT Act surveillance powers that were set to “sunset” at the end of February by a vote of 275 to 144. Now, the Senate is our last hope to stop…