Two months ago, CBS reported that Senator Schumer had announced his intention to introduce a bill that would criminalize recording of or distribution of airport security body scan images. Yesterday he introduced it. Jaikumar Vijayan reports: U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) today proposed legislation that would make the misuse of…
Category: Laws
Proposed bill would clarify that privacy exemption in FOIA does not apply to corporations
One of the cases currently before the Supreme Court addresses whether corporations have privacy interests that exempt some information from Freedom of Information demands in the same way that information about individuals may be exempt. The court has already heard oral arguments in ATT v. FCC but has not issued its ruling yet. Iin the…
Senate resolution recognizing Data Privacy Day
Well, it may have been a tad late, but on January 31, the Senate passed a resolution (S.RES.35) expressing support for the designation of January 28, 2011 as National Data Privacy Day. The bill was sponsored by Sen Rockefeller and co-sponsored by Senators Boxer, Feinstein, Hutchison, Kerry, Leahy, Pryor, Snowe, and Wicker. The text of…
Senate Amendment Could End “Digital Strip Searches”
From EPIC.org: Senator Udall (D. Co.) has introduced a Senate Amendment 51 that would require the Transportation Security Administration to install “Automatic Target Recognition” software in all body scanners by January 1, 2012. The technology creates a “generic image” of airline passengers instead of the “peep show” images now produced by TSA devices and viewed by TSA…