Ellen Messmer reports: …. The FTC, whose mission is to protect consumers and guard against harmful business practices, expects to issue a “privacy framework” that will include guidance about best practices, says an FTC source. Washington insiders expect the FTC framework to appear in early December. Even sooner than that, industry watchers expect the Department…
Category: Laws
U.S. can have Canadian passenger info: Toews
The Canadian Press reports: The United States has a legal right to demand information about Canadians who fly through American airspace, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said Tuesday. Toews defended federal legislation that would clear the way to provide the passenger information required by the U.S. Secure Flight program. Read more on Metro News.
Searching Your Laptop
A New York Times editorial begins: Federal courts have long agreed that federal agents guarding the borders do not need a warrant or probable cause to search a traveler’s belongings. That exception to the Fourth Amendment needs updating and tightening to reflect the realities of the digital age. The government has a sovereign right and…
N.J. lawmakers call on Congress to halt full-body scanner use amid concerns of privacy, health
Steve Strunsky reports: Airport screening procedures have become so intrusive that scanning amounts to a virtual strip search and patdowns feel like a grope. So say a group of New Jersey legislators who joined with civil liberties advocates Monday to announce their opposition to the Transportation Security Administration’s latest screening measures — and to call…