Corynne McSherry of EFF comments: A bill that could undermine a new and important form of online activism has quietly worked its way through the California legislature. If signed by the governor, the new law would make it a crime to impersonate someone online in order to “harm” that person. In other words, it could…
Category: Laws
SEC rule would be “unprecedented release of individual-level financial data”
The World Privacy Forum and other privacy organizations have cautioned the Securities and Exchange Commission that its proposed rule on asset-backed securities is a direct and substantial threat to the privacy of every individual who obtains a mortgage. If adopted, the proposal would be an unprecedented release of individual-level financial data and would greatly increase…
ME: Waterville board asks parents not to furnish Social Security info
Scott Monroe reports: State law requires that we request your child’s Social Security number. But, in order to protect your child’s privacy, you should refuse to give it to us. A resolution adopted by the Waterville Board of Education last week “respectfully requests that parents protect their child’s privacy by refusing to provide the school…
ACLU challenges Illinois eavesdropping act
Becky Schlikerman and Kristen Mack report: t’s not unusual or illegal for police officers to flip on a camera as they get out of their squad car to talk to a driver they’ve pulled over. But in Illinois, a civilian trying to make an audio recording of police in action is breaking the law. “It’s…