David Kravets reports: The immigration reform measure the Senate began debating yesterday would create a national biometric database of virtually every adult in the U.S., in what privacy groups fear could be the first step to a ubiquitous national identification system. Buried in the more than 800 pages of the bipartisan legislation (.pdf) is language mandating the…
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Forget about drones: Are robots the next privacy threat?
Scott Bomboy writes: A United Nations report about “killer robots” is a new spin on the rising concern about drones—and the legal problems caused by self-guided machines could be closer than you think. The U.N. Human Rights Commission plans to address part of the issue later this month in Geneva. Christof Heyns, a South African…
WI: Unauthorized drone surveillance would be illegal
Jackie Johnson reports: Photos, video and audio recordings captured without permission on private property with the use of a drone would be against the law under legislation being introduced at the state Capitol. Lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle in Wisconsin want to ensure remote-controlled flying devices do not threaten individual privacy rights….
Hedlund Says UMass Should Release Bomb Suspect’s Records
Here we go again… another legislator who doesn’t understand FERPA? Tony Catinella reports: Hingham’s State Senator Robert Hedlund believes the public has the right to know the Marathon bombing suspect’s college records after UMass Dartmouth has refused to release them. Hedlund, a Republican State Senator told Fox News Insider, “once you engage in the kinds of activities…