Jay Stanley of the ACLU writes: Data from license plate readers in Minnesota was obtained by a St. Paul car dealer using open-records laws, and used to repossess at least one car, according to a recent article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The article included this amusing tidbit: When the Star Tribune published data tracking Mayor R.T….
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Lawyers Ponder Whether ‘Secret Video’ of Romney Violated Privacy Laws
Bruce Carton writes: Politicos want to know whether the “secret video” of Mitt Romney speaking at a private fundraising event will hurt his chances in the upcoming presidential election, but some lawyers are pondering a different question: Did the person who made the tape violate state law? CNBC reports that in Florida, both parties to a conversation must…
What’s your child’s school doing for Constitution Day?
Danielle Curtis reports that for Constitution Day (which is today), some students in New Hampshire will be writing essays about privacy in the workplace. Read more here.
Harnessing the power of consumers to protect privacy
The publication of topless photos of Kate Middleton sunbathing by some European publications is distressing, to say the least. Apart from the legal issues concerning invasion of privacy, though, there’s a question in my mind about the lack of organized response by consumers who are offended by such publication. Rags publish these photos because they…