Tracey Dalzell Walsh reports: Two telecom companies say Mississippi enacted an unconstitutional law that prohibits electronic “spoofing”: using devices that disguise the calling phone number, so caller ID systems cannot tell where the call is coming from. […] The plaintiffs say that only Congress or the Federal Communications Commission have the power to impose such…
Category: Laws
As California Goes, so Goes the Nation? Part One
Tanya Forsheit kindly breaks down the recent changes in California insurance regulations that had me confused as to what, if anything, they mean for consumer privacy. As background, she writes, in part: The California changes actually have greater significance than may be apparent on a quick glance. Although rarely noted in the media coverage, State…
In: Legal action on personal data misuse
Surabhi Agarwal reports: New Delhi: In what may change the way banks and cellphone companies as well as official agencies collect and process information about individuals, the government is proposing legislation that will empower citizens with sweeping rights to legal recourse against any misuse of personal data. The first draft of the proposed legislation has…
House Bill to Limit Scope of Red Flags Rule with Amended “Creditor” Definition
Hunton & Williams have an informative law blog, Privacy and Information Security Law Blog, and if you haven’t already bookmarked, you should. Yesterday they wrote: On November 17, 2010, Representative John Adler (D-NJ) introduced the Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010 (H.R. 6420) to “amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to the…