David Kravets reports: A federal appeals court Wednesday ordered the Transportation Security Administration to explain why it hasn’t complied with the court’s year-old decision demanding the agency hold public hearings concerning the rules and regulations pertaining to the so-called nude body scanners installed in U.S. airport security checkpoints. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for…
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Markey Releases Discussion Draft of Drone Privacy and Transparency Legislation
With the Secretary of Transportation scheduled to develop a comprehensive plan for non-government drones as soon as November 2012, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released a discussion draft of legislation that would ensure that privacy considerations are included in the rulemaking process for licenses for “unmanned aircraft systems”, commonly known as drones, and that…
Automatic License Plate Readers: A Threat To Americans’ Privacy
The ACLU’s Nationwide Public Records Request In July 2012, American Civil Liberties Union affiliates in 38 states sent requests to local police departments and state agencies that demand information on how they use automatic license plate readers (ALPR) to track and record Americans’ movements. On the same day, the ACLU and the ACLU of Massachusetts…
Senator wants to require warrant for GPS tracking in cybersecurity bill
Jennifer Martinez reports: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) plans to offer an amendment to cybersecurity legislation that would require law enforcement officials to procure a warrant before obtaining location data from a person’s cell phone, laptop or other gadgets. The bill — called the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act — hasn’t seen any action since…