From the Federal Register: [Federal Register: March 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 51)] [Notices] [Page 12803-12804] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr17mr10-107] NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION AND PRIVACY COMPACT COUNCIL Fingerprint Submission Requirements Rule Authority: 42 U.S.C. 14616. AGENCY: National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Notice of the…
Category: Surveillance
Fight Crime with a Universal DNA Database?
Ronald Bailey writes: Earlier this week, the New York Times ran a provocative op/ed by Yale law student Michael Seringhaus in which he advocated that the DNA profiles of every American be kept in a central forensic database. The goal of such a database is to help the police fight crime by better enabling them…
ACLU sues state over police cell phone tracking
John Curran reports: The ACLU of Vermont is suing the state after unsuccessfully seeking to find out whether police agencies are using cell phone tracking technology to keep tabs on people’s whereabouts. The state Attorney General refused public records requests by ACLU seeking information about the practice, saying that information is exempt from public records…
Texas Congressman Proposes a Mandate for Automobile Recording Devices
Shelley Childers reports: A Texas congressman is planning to introduce legislation that would mandate electronic data recorders, also known as black boxes, in all new cars and trucks. […] And Congressman Gene Green from Texas says this legislation is especially relevant considering the massive Toyota recall saying, “As we witnessed in the Toyota hearing, there…