Joseph Cox reports: It may seem banal, but how much energy a household used at a particular time is actually intimate information concerning someone’s private life. That’s the argument raised by activist groups the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Privacy International in a recent court filing. But the move highlights a more general trend: As citizens bring…
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Virginia’s Governor McAuliffe Vetoes Legislation Requiring Personally Identifiable Reports on Refugees
Feb. 24 — Today Governor Terry McAuliffe vetoed House Bill 2002, which would require the Department of Social Services to publish identifiable information for each refugee who is resettled in the Commonwealth. The Governor’s full veto statement is below: Pursuant to Article V, Section 6, of the Constitution of Virginia, I veto House Bill 2002,…
RESOURCE: Two Books by Daniel Solove on Privacy Now Freely Available
Privacy law scholar Daniel Solove has made two of his books freely available online: The Digital Person: Technology and Privacy in the Information Age (2004) [296 pp] and The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet (2007) [257 pp.] Both books have inspired a lot of scholarly debate and reflection on the course of…
Techdirt’s facing a fight for its life – and we should all support them (updated)
I’m going to interrupt our posting about privacy news to comment on an issue that is near and dear to my heart – the First Amendment. One of my favorite sites is TechDirt. But now they’re facing a fight for their life because they’ve been sued for defamation and the plaintiff might have deep pockets behind him supporting…