Michael Geist calls C-29 the Anti-Privacy Privacy Bill. He writes, in part: Just over three years later, the government has introduced a bill that does little for Canadians’ privacy, while providing new exceptions for businesses and new powers for law enforcement (David Fraser has helpfully created a redline version of PIPEDA with the proposed changes). …
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European Commission adopts draft mandate for EU-US data sharing deal
From the European Commission: The European Commission today adopted a draft mandate to negotiate a personal data protection agreement between the European Union and the United States when cooperating to fight terrorism or crime. The aim is to ensure a high level of protection of personal information like passenger data or financial information that is…
U.S. lawmakers target pre-paid cellphone anonymity
AFP reports: U.S. lawmakers unveiled a bill Wednesday to enable law enforcement to identify users of pre-paid cell phones, charging that anonymity makes the devices attractive to terrorists, drug kingpins and gangs. The legislation would require buyers of pre-paid cell phones to show identification when they purchase them and mandate that telephone companies keep the…
Colorado’s Big Brother E-Commerce Law
Stephen P. Kranz reports: Record-breaking budget shortfalls have caused states to search for new revenue using tools that arguably are unconstitutional and, at a minimum, violate the consumer privacy that online shoppers have come to expect. A new twist to increasing taxes is an effort — adopted by Colorado and under consideration in California and…