Mal Leary reports: A law that requires cellphone providers to give law enforcement agencies the location of a person’s cellhone in an emergency is expected to be considered in Maine next year. Eight states have adopted a version of the law, known as Kelsey’s Law. “I fully expect we will see some version of it…
Category: U.S.
When GPS Tracking Violates Privacy Rights
An editorial in today’s New York Times relates to a recent ruling by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in United States v. Skinner that has privacy advocates concerned. The editors support a request for rehearing by the ACLU, EFF, and EPIC: For the right to personal privacy to survive in America in this digital…
Split 9th Circuit Panel Approves Facebook Beacon Settlement – Lane v. Facebook
Venkat Balasubramani writes: Lane v. Facebook, 10-16380 (9th Cir. Sept. 20, 2012) Facebook’s Beacon initiative has generated more than a few blog posts. Judge Seeborg approved the class settlement, over the objections of several objectors, including Ginger McCall. The objectors appealed to the Ninth Circuit saying that the settlement should not have been approved. The Ninth…
Lawyers Ponder Whether ‘Secret Video’ of Romney Violated Privacy Laws
Bruce Carton writes: Politicos want to know whether the “secret video” of Mitt Romney speaking at a private fundraising event will hurt his chances in the upcoming presidential election, but some lawyers are pondering a different question: Did the person who made the tape violate state law? CNBC reports that in Florida, both parties to a conversation must…