Michael Power comments on the UK’s Protection of Freedoms proposal as a comparison framework for discussing what else might be usefully included in Canadian protections: […] If the UK wants to enable citizens to directly protect their privacy where CCTV is concerned — by making an application for judicial review — why shouldn’t we do…
Category: Laws
In Response to EPIC, Justice Department Offers No Public Justification for Data Retention
From EPIC.org: In response to an EPIC Freedom of Information Act request, the Department of Justice sent back only heavily redacted documents with no justification for data retention legislation. EPIC filed the request in 2010, seeking the Department’s views on he Internet SAFETY Act, which would require internet service providers to retain user records for at least two…
Chris Hoofnagle’s comments on preliminary FTC report on protecting consumer privacy
Chris has posted his comments on Berkeley’s site. One of the more interesting sections of his comments (to me, anyway) was his response to how the FTC frames American consumers’ attitudes toward privacy. Here are some snippets from his thoughtful commentary: On page ii, the Staff Report adopts the frame of consumer attitudes towards privacy…
Newly Released Documents Detail FBI’s Plan to Expand Federal Surveillance Laws
Jennifer Lynch of EFF writes: EFF just received documents in response to a 2-year old FOIA request for information on the FBI’s “Going Dark” program, an initiative to increase the FBI’s authority in response to problems the FBI says it’s having implementing wiretap and pen register/trap and trace orders on new communications technologies. The documents…