Rachel Vorono Cote writes: Konni Burton, a Texas Tea Party state senator, has proposed a bill that would lawfully require school employees to out queer students to their parents, regardless of the students’ wishes. According to LOGO, Burton has just filed Senate Bill 242, which mandates disciplinary action against any school employee who does not disclose the sexual…
Category: Misc
Bitcoin Anonymity Over? United States Government Seeks Identity, Transaction Records of Coinbase Users
Joël Valenzuela reports: The U.S. government is seeking the identity of Coinbase users for tax purposes, sparking fears that Bitcoin’s anonymity may be compromised. According to a legal summons filed in the Northern California District Court, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) seeks to identify several Coinbase users and their financial activity, based on evidence that they…
If Donald Trump Implements His Proposed Policies, We’ll See Him in Court: ACLU
ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero writes: This morning, Donald J. Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, and the ACLU has a message for him. President-elect Trump, as you assume the nation’s highest office, we urge you to reconsider and change course on certain campaign promises you have made. These include your plan to…
Privacy+Security Forum this week in D.C.!
I’m happy to say that I’m heading out for what promises to be a terrific event in D.C. Updates to this blog will be sporadic, at best, until I’m back, so if you submit a comment or article and it’s not approved, please be patient. If you’re attending the forum, please come find me to…