Evan Brown summarizes and comments on Chasten v. Franklin, 2010 WL 4065606 (N.D.Cal. October 14, 2010): Plaintiff sued some corrections officers at the prison where her inmate son was killed. She learned in a deposition that one of the defendants had a Yahoo email account. So she sent a subpoena to Yahoo seeking all the email…
Category: Laws
Buono Introduces Legislation To Prevent Privacy Abuse Of Cell Phone Tracking Capabilities
Monday, Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) introduced legislation to require cell phone companies to disable a cell phone’s global positioning system (GPS) function at the customer’s request – a concern highlighted by a recent Wall Street Journal article reporting on instances of misusing cell phone tracking technology. […] Buono’s bill would also direct cell…
Ca: Local MADD chapter joins push for random breath testing
Pat Healey reports: Police may be able to stop drivers for random breath testing if Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is successful in its latest campaign. MADD Canada is pushing the federal government to pass legislation that will allow officers to stop and ask anyone for a breath sample. The past president of MADD Canada…
FTC To Recommend Self-Regulation, Not New Laws Says Commission Member
Wendy Davis reports that online ad companies may have escaped government regulation for now: The Federal Trade Commission’s upcoming report about behavioral advertising will include suggestions for how online ad companies can better protect consumers’ privacy, but won’t recommend that Congress enact new laws, commission member Julie Brill said on Tuesday. “The Commission isn’t calling…