Mike Masnick comments: I have to admit that I’ve been a bit in shock over Congress’s decision to simply renew the Patriot Act, recently, without a single safeguard to protect against abuse. That’s because just before all this happened, we wrote about how a report from the government found (not for the first time) that…
Category: Laws
FL: Schenck said 911 bill is for privacy rights
Tony Holt reports: Proponents of a House bill think it provides long-overdue protection to the privacy of crime victims. First Amendment advocates think it goes too far and would remove accountability for 911 operators and rescue responders. Crime victims themselves seem split on the issue. On Wednesday, a House panel approved Florida Bill PCB GAP…
Maybe we should call it the Cryptome Rule?
Seen in the Federal Register, March 3, from the Department of Defense: SUMMARY: DoD is seeking comments from Government and industry on potential changes to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to address requirements for the safeguarding of unclassified information. The changes would add a new subpart and associated contract clauses for the safeguarding,…
Review of the Privacy Act 1993, (NZLC 17, Wellington, 2010)
‘Review of the Privacy Act 1993’ (NZLC IP17, Wellington, 2010) is an Issues Paper for stage 4 of the Law Commission’s Review of Privacy Law. The issues paper looks at a range of issues in relation to the Privacy Act 1993, including the scope and approach of the Act; the role of the Privacy Commissioner;…