Chris Morran writes about a bill previously mentioned on this blog: Back in December, we wrote about the law being proposed by Senator Chuck Schumer that would make it a crime to distribute or save images taken as part of an airport security scan. That law has come one step closer to becoming a reality…
Category: Laws
Could Your Firm’s E-Mail Policy Run Afoul of the Federal Wiretap Act?
Philip L. Gordon writes: Once seen only in the shadows of the war against organized crime, the Federal Wiretap Act should now be moving steadily and rapidly toward the top of the corporate compliance checklist. Robust civil remedies, recent court decisions and technological developments have transformed the act’s risk profile from a non-event to a…
Senate Passes Short Term Extension Of Expiring Patriot Act Provisions
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…
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,…