Declan McCullagh reports: After six months worth of allegations of privacy invasions involving some of the largest Internet companies, it should come as no surprise that politicians are calling for new laws. The fact that it’s an election year probably made it inevitable. But an unusually lengthy Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Tuesday, titled “Consumer…
Category: Laws
Appeals Court Protects Free Speech for Privacy Advocate
From EPIC.org: Privacy Advocate Betty Ostergren has won in federal appeals court in her challenge to a state law designed to prosecute her for drawing attention to the state’s online publication of SSNs. In Ostergren v. Cuccinelli, the court ruled that the Commonwealth of Virginia may not prosecute Ostergren for publishing the SSNs of state…
Questions Surround Law That Limits Frisk Data
Al Baker reports: It was with a note of triumph that Gov. David A. Paterson, standing with lawmakers, civil libertarians and others, signed a bill last week halting the New York Police Department’s policy of keeping a computer database of people stopped by officers on the street but found to have done nothing wrong. But…
FAQ on the “BEST PRACTICES Act” – Part One
David Navaretta writes: Congressman Bobby Rush has introduced a new data privacy bill to Congress known as the “Building Effective Strategies to Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards” Act (a.k.a. “BEST PRACTICES Act” or “Act”). Congressman Rush has been active in the data security/privacy legislation space. In December of 2009, his…