Before they fled Washington early, the Senate managed to pass S.3789, the Social Security Number Protection Act of 2010. The bill, which had been introduced by Senator Feinstein, is designed to reduce identity theft and has two key provisions: (a) It prohibits governmental agencies from using individuals’ Social Security Numbers on any checks cut by the…
Category: Laws
State Sen. Turner proposes increasing penalties for privacy invasions
As I predicted, it was only a matter of time before we’d start hearing about new laws being proposed following Tyler Clementi’s suicide. Now Matt Friedman reports that a New Jersey legislator is proposing increased penalties for invasion of privacy. While prosecutors are still considering whether to throw in some bias crime charges against the…
Stored Communications Act limits Gmail information obtainable pursuant to subpoena
Evan Brown writes: Beluga Shipping GMBH & Co. KS Beluga Fantastic v. Suzlon Energy LTD., 2010 WL 3749279 (N.D. Cal., Sept. 23, 2010) Court rules that under the Stored Communications Act, account holder consent is required to obtain copies of emails in Google’s possession. Before you issue a subpoena seeking copies of emails, read Beluga Shipping….
FTC Consumer Protection Head Shares New Vision for Consumer Privacy
David Vladeck, the head of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, shared his vision for consumer privacy protection with an audience at the IAPP’s Privacy Academy on September 30, 2010. […] Mr. Vladeck noted three key areas for future enforcement. The FTC will (1) bring more cases involving “pure” privacy, i.e., cases…