An analysis of the new constitution in Kenya contains some background on the country’s recent history and the challenges the country faces. Of special interest to readers of this blog is this section of the commentary/analysis: Chapter 4 contains forty-one Articles and includes a Bill of Rights that guarantees enjoyment of the rights and fundamental…
Category: Laws
Ph: Technology chief seeks early passage of data privacy bill
Katherine Evangelista reports: Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) chairman Ivan Uy expressed optimism that legislators will be able to pass House Bill 3828 or the Philippine Data Privacy Act before Congress adjourns for the Christmas recess. “The data privacy and security bill is still pending in Congress. We are hoping the lower house…
Wikileaks: Lessons For Consumer Privacy
Ryan Calo writes: The website Wikileaks recently published hundreds of thousands of confidential State Department cables. These communications apparently revealthe details of conversations with, and personal impressions and assessments of, foreign leaders and diplomats. Many fear that the leak will undermine international relations in profound and unknowable ways. One of the unintended consequence of the leak,…
TSA advocacy is just beginning – take action
Despite TSA’s and mainstream media’s attempts to portray National Opt-Out Day as a flop or “fizzle,” I think there is a valid case to be made that the use of social media worked to make more people aware of a serious issue. But a one-day protest and complaining on Twitter is obviously not enough. So…