Jon Liebowitz, Chair of the FTC writes: Let’s say I stop at the mall to pick up a new jacket. As I browse through the stores, I am followed by a man with a walkie-talkie, reporting on every item I look at and passing that information to the other stores in the mall. By the…
Category: Laws
Eleventh Circuit Holds That It is a Federal Crime For an Employee To Use His Employer’s Computer For “Non Business Reasons” After Receiving Clear Instruction From Employer Not to Do So
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…
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.