From the Missouri House of Representatives: The Missouri House of Representatives gave initial approval to legislation that would implement a system of drug testing for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipients suspected of using illegal controlled substances. The House perfected HB 73, sponsored by Rep. Ellen Brandom, R-Sikeston, by a vote of 121-37. HB 73…
Category: Laws
Data retention push confirms DOJ hypocrisy
Chris Soghoian writes: As I described in a lengthy blog post a couple days ago, the US law enforcement community is yet again pushing for mandatory data retention laws, which would require internet service providers to keep records detailing the IP addresses issued to their customers. At the hearing last Tuesday, Jason Weinstein of the Department…
US Treasury fudges truth on financial privacy
Chris Soghoian writes: From the New York Times today: In May, the government will no longer pay someone eligible for benefits with a mailed check. Instead, the money will be electronically deposited directly into a bank account or made accessible by a debit card. And by March 2013, the 10 million people who receive checks, out…
Ph: Mandatory SIM registration pushed after bus blast
Kim Tan and Amita Legaspi report: A senator on Wednesday pushed for the mandatory registration of SIM cards after initial investigations showed that a cellphone was used to detonate the bomb inside a passenger bus the previous day. “This is a wake-up call,” said Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III during a Senate inquiry on the…