By Gene Weingarten: Listen/watch on the Washington Post. h/t, Volokh Conspiracy.
Category: Misc
IL AG says state police must release names of holders of firearm IDs
John O’Connor of Associated Press reports: Illinois State Police stood their ground Tuesday after the state’s attorney general determined the agency must disclose the names of people authorized to own guns in Illinois to comply with public records law. Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s public access counselor issued a letter Monday night rejecting state police arguments…
Sea-Tac “Anti-TSA Cafe” Story Sounds Like a Hoax
Ah, a story about a restauranteur denying service to TSA agents sounded so good that I tweeted a link to it (but seemingly forgot to post it to this blog!), but could it have been a hoax? Curtis Cartier reports: Yesterday we told you about the anonymous cafe in Sea-Tac that is supposedly refusing to…
Chris Hoofnagle’s comments on preliminary FTC report on protecting consumer privacy
Chris has posted his comments on Berkeley’s site. One of the more interesting sections of his comments (to me, anyway) was his response to how the FTC frames American consumers’ attitudes toward privacy. Here are some snippets from his thoughtful commentary: On page ii, the Staff Report adopts the frame of consumer attitudes towards privacy…