Radley Balko has a terrific article on Reason.com about an issue that has been mentioned a number of times on this blog: whether public servants such as the police have any right to privacy in the performance of their duties. The question garnered a lot of public attention earlier this year after a motorcyclist, Anthony…
Category: Laws
Civil Liberties and National Security Hearing at 9:30 am
The Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing on Civil Liberties and National Security that was postponed until today has had a time change. It will start at 9:30 am. You can watch it at http://judiciary.edgeboss.net/real-live/judiciary/17223/256_judiciary-coj_2141_070212.smi Here’s the current list of witnesses: Hon. Thomas R. Pickering Former Undersecretary of State for Political…
FTC Seeks Public Comments on Ways to Strengthen Caller ID Provisions of the Commission’s Telemarketing Sales Rule
The Federal Trade Commission today announced it is seeking public comments on whether and how to strengthen the Caller ID provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule. By requiring telemarketers to provide Caller ID information, the Rule allows consumers to screen out unwanted calls. The FTC seeks comments on how to make Caller ID more useful…
Review of FTC’s Proposed Privacy Framework – Part 1
Richard L. Santalesa writes: Last week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its anticipated 122-page staff report on Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers (the “Report”), which we covered in brief here immediately following its release. In this part of our review, and in following parts, we…