Zach Walton reports: There’s not a lack of online privacy protection bills floating around Congress at the moment, but it can’t hurt to have one more. On Thursday, Sen. Rand Paul introduced the Fourth Amendment Preservation and Protection Act, or S. 1037, to the Senate. Like other bills before it, the proposed legislation aims to require…
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EEOC Gets Tough With Companies on Genetic Privacy
Sue Reisinger writes: Earlier this month the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed— and quickly settled—its first lawsuit accusing an employer of gathering illegal genetic information during a job applicant’s medical exam. The agency followed it up last Thursday by filing its first class action suit against another employer on similar grounds. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act went into effect…
Big Brother sees you off: Foreigners in US to be fingerprinted upon leaving country
Travelers visiting the US may have to prepare for more hassles at customs: All foreign nationals leaving the country at 30 airports must have their fingerprints taken, according to a new amendment to a planned immigration reform bill. The amendment, which was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee in a 13-5 vote, will see departure…
Texas drone bill sparks a battle
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: The battle to find a balance between privacy concerns and the beneficial use of drones for commercial and law enforcement purposes is in sharp focus in a bill that’s winding its way through the Texas legislature. The Texas Privacy Act (HB 912), sponsored by Rep. Lance Gooden (R-District 4), would make it…