I think the headline the paper had, “APF: Consent a danger to Australians’ privacy,” is terribly misleading, as it’s lack of consent that’s the danger to privacy, not consent! Maybe they meant to say “Inadequate consent provisions a danger….” Liz Tay reports: The Australian Privacy Foundation has fingered the concept of consent as the “single…
Category: Laws
Schwarzenegger signs bill permitting sealing of autopsy records for slain children
State legislation on behalf of the families of two murdered San Diego County teenagers that permits the sealing of autopsy records for slain children was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, it was announced today. Senate Bill 25, the Deceased Child Victims’ Protection and Privacy Act, was authored by Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Murrieta, at the request…
Ca: Feds relaunch anti-spam law
Arnold Ceballos writes: After some tweaking, the federal government recently reintroduced legislation aimed at tackling the growing problem of spam e-mail. Bill C-28, also known as the Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act (FISA), would prohibit sending unsolicited commercial electronic messages, including e-mails and text messages, unless there was an express or implied consent from the…
Public wants online privacy rules, U.S. official says
Grant Gross reports: U.S. Web users are increasingly asking for tougher online privacy protections, even as they give more of their personal data to Web sites. And Internet-based companies are asking for certainty about privacy rules from U.S. regulators even as they also ask for flexibility to create new products, a U.S. official said Monday….