The Associated Press reports that H.R. 1258, the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2010, passed the House today. The proposed law would make it: unlawful for any person within the United States, in connection with any real time voice communications service, regardless of the technology or network utilized, to cause any caller ID service…
Category: Laws
New Missouri bill designed to crack down on drunken drivers
Police in Missouri will have the authority to extract blood samples from suspected drunken drivers without a warrant, if a new bill in Missouri becomes law. […] Missouri representative Rachel Bringer supports tightening restrictions on past offenders. Bringer said “If someone fails to take a breathalyzer test their drivers license is revoked for one year…
Bringing US Surveillance Laws Into the 21st Century
Scott M. Fulton, III writes: You may think that your communications with other individuals over the Internet may be protected from unreasonable use by U.S. law enforcement without subpoena and due process. The truth is, judges have been loosening the interpretation of a 1986 wiretapping law, almost pretending that it did apply to present circumstances….
Does ACTA Kill Online Anonymity?
With the full draft of ACTA leaked, lots of people have been highlighting the various lowlights found in the draft. Andrew Moshirnia, over at the Citizen Media Law Project, has picked up on another one. If you read the draft, it appears to remove due process in revealing anonymous users. While other countries have viewed…