Richard Esguerra of EFF writes about the hearing yesterday on data retention, where the Dept. of Justice urged Congress to require greater data retention by ISPs to assist law enforcement: EFF believes that government-mandated data retention would be an overwhelmingly invasive and costly demand, raising serious privacy and free speech concerns — points well-argued at…
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The Federal Trade Commission and Privacy: Defining Enforcement and Encouraging the Adoption of Best Practices. (Version 2.0)
An updated working paper by Andy Serwin: The Federal Trade Commission and Privacy: Defining Enforcement and Encouraging the Adoption of Best Practices. (Version 2.0) Andrew B. Serwin Abstract: This article examines the history of privacy enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission, including the FTC’s jurisdiction under Section 5, and its privacy enforcement matters, as well…
Patriot Act’s Wiretapping & FISA Provisions Up for Renewal this Month
Julie Kent reports: With George W. Bush out of the White House, talks about the Patriot Act have significantly died down. Which is why it’s no surprise that few people even know that at the end of this month two controversial provisions of the Patriot Act – one that authorizes “roving” wiretapping and another that allows…
MT: Senators propose bill to force disclosure of legislators’ public health-benefits
Mike Dennison reports: Two Democratic state senators today said they’ll introduce a bill requiring public disclosure of which state lawmakers are signing up for publicly funded health insurance benefits. “We shouldn’t be keeping secrets here,” said Sen. Kendall Van Dyk, D-Billings. Van Dyk and Sen. Anders Blewett, D-Great Falls, said the bill they’ll co-sponsor will…