Venkat Balasubramani and Eric Goldman offer some analysis and comments on a lawsuit that challenged Google’s consolidation of dozens of privacy policies into one policy: The court does not get to the merits, and instead rebuffs plaintiffs on the basis that they do not satisfy the requisite (Article III) standards for standing. The first argument for…
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Missouri legislator proposes law to limit drone surveillance
Associated Press reports: A Missouri lawmaker has proposed legislation to limit surveillance by drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles. The bill proposed by State Rep. Casey Guernsey, R-Bethany, would require law enforcement officers to get a warrant before using drones to gather evidence or other information about criminal activities. It also would ban people, organizations…
Congress Extends FISA Wiretapping Act To 2017; Awaits Obama’s Signature
Bill Chappell of NPR reports: The FISA Amendments Act has been approved for another five years, as the Senate voted to renew the law that grants the government wide surveillance authority. President Obama has said he intends to sign the measure, which senators approved by a 73-23 margin Friday morning. It had already won approval…
Online privacy’s 2012 setbacks, advances
From the San Francisco Chronicle: The past year saw setbacks and advances in efforts to update privacy rules for the digital age, but consumers, officials and the media have at least begun to set down some clear minimum standards. Their collective rebukes repeatedly chastened those who crossed the invisible boundary of online privacy in 2012, sending…