From ABC in Azerbaijan: On May 11, the Azerbaijani parliament adopted the Draft Law on Personal Information in the third reading. … use of personal information (personal data) is possible only with the approval of person of information with observance of confidentiality. The Draft Law regulates collection, processing and retention of confidentiality of personal information…
Category: Laws
Buy a drink; you’re in a government database
Bob Barr writes: In the state of Utah, if you go into a club and purchase a drink, and if you appear to be “35 years old or younger,” a new state law requires the bartender or waiter to electronically scan your driver’s license in order to verify your age. Of course, scanning your license…
Automakers Back Black Boxes, Brake Overrides
Shane McGlaun writes: Privacy advocates believe that any monitoring of a person’s driving habits or habits of their daily lives is an invasion of privacy, and many consumers agree with this. There have been flight data recorders or black boxes on commercial aircraft for years to help determine the cause of a crash, and no…
Boucher’s draft internet privacy bill disappoints
As anticipated, the reactions to the draft proposal unveiled by Rick Boucher and Cliff Stearns are all over the place. Chloe Albanesius of PC Magazine has a selection of responses from privacy groups involved in a phone conference call with reporters earlier today. Some of the quotes: “This bill really adopts and endorses an archaic…