Dutch News reports: The number plates of cars captured on film by automatic speed controls will remain on file for four weeks, if draft legislation from justice minister Ivo Opstelten makes the statute books. The draft bill is due to be published today, according to the Telegraaf. It says the minister believes keeping a description…
Category: Laws
1986 Privacy Law Is Outrun by the Web
Miguel Helft and Claire Cain Miller report on how ECPA needs updating to bring the same legal and privacy protections to electronic communications as postal mail enjoys: Concerned by the wave of requests for customer data from law enforcement agencies, Google last year set up an online tool showing the frequency of these requests in…
Indiana lawmakers to consider upskirt ban
In dealing with the apparent scourge of upskirt photography, a key Indiana Senate committee will consider a proposed bill Tuesday by State Sen. Tom Wyss (R-Fort Wayne) that would make it illegal to take or distribute pictures or video of a person’s private areas. The bill would establish the new crime of “Invasion of Privacy…
KR: Tax group criticizes invasion of privacy
A new tax law proposal in South Korea has some people concerned. Jung Jae-yoon reports that under new guidelines, people would have to provide more details about charitable donations in order to get tax credits. Here in the U.S., we know that we can be audited for any donation credits claimed on Schedule A,…