Lawsuit Seeks Information on Three Controversial Surveillance Provisions in Advance of Congressional Debate The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit today against the Department of Justice (DOJ), demanding records on three controversial PATRIOT Act surveillance provisions that expire early next year unless Congress renews them. EFF is seeking the immediate release of Federal Bureau of…
Category: Laws
Use of personal information in Azerbaijan to be possible only with person’s consent
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…
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…