Last week I reported on an Eleventh Circuit decision concerning a former employee of the Social Security Administration who exceeded authorized access to the database to find out personal information on people he knew or was interested in romantically. I also referred to that case in a blog post reminding us that privacy breaches cause…
Category: Laws
Israel: Child welfare more important than privacy laws
Ruth Eglash reports from Israel: The welfare of children must take precedence over the right to privacy, lawmakers concluded Monday, giving the government 14 days to complete legislation that would demand its ministries share information pertaining to children at risk. If such a bill is not approved by the Ministerial Committee on Legislation within the…
Privacy year in review (2010): Canadian Legislation
Just a pointer: David Fraser provides a recap of major privacy legislation developments in Canada in 2010 on the Canadian Privacy Law Blog.
Article: The Federal Trade Commission and Privacy: Defining Enforcement and Encouraging the Adoption of Best Practices
Privacy lawyer Andrew Serwin of Foley & Lardner has uploaded a new article to SSRN: “The Federal Trade Commission and Privacy: Defining Enforcement and Encouraging the Adoption of Best Practices.” Here’s the abstract: This article examines the history and path of privacy enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission, as well as the FTC’s recently issued…