Privacy lawyer Christopher Wolf has this commentary on CNN: Senate Republicans successful in blocking the repeal Tuesday of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the military’s discriminatory policy on gays and lesbians in the military, obviously did not read or simply chose to ignore a California federal judge’s ruling several weeks ago that the policy violates fundamental…
Category: Laws
Industry Will Benefit From Clearer Electronic Communications Privacy Law
Kashmir Hill reports: The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)– which protects electronic communications from government searches — was created in 1986 and is ripe for a makeover. The Senate Judiciary Committee discussed the need for a facelift for the Act today with attorneys from law enforcement, the Commerce Department, the tech industry, and civil rights…
FDIC Requires Banks to Adopt Policies on Disposal of Information Stored on Office Equipment
Elizabeth Khalil writes: On September 15th, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued guidance(Financial Institution Letter FIL-56-2010, “FDIC Guidance on Mitigating Risk Posed by Information Stored on Photocopiers, Fax Machines and Printers”) urging banks under its supervision to ensure that they have written policies for the erasure or destruction of sensitive or confidential customer information stored in photocopiers, fax machines,…
Reminder: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on ECPA – 10 am today!
The hearing starts at 10 am. You can access the webcast from the committee’s site, here. Later: Yes, I did post it on the wrong day. No wonder I couldn’t get the webcast! Sheesh…. it’s scheduled for Weds. morning.