Elizabeth Banicki reports: In one of two sharp dissents from the 9th Circuit’s decision not to rehear the case of a man tracked by police with GPS, Chief Judge Alex Kozinski cautioned that if courts refuse to protect the right to privacy, “Some day, soon, we may wake up and find we’re living in Oceania.”…
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Twins caught in a case of mistaken identities
Ah, the joys of facial recognition software. It seems that those using it may forget that some people are identical twins. Lori Pabst of the Star Tribune in Minnesota reports: After 42 years, identical twins Molly Schleeter and Ellen Zwiefel are still amused by the confusion evoked by their matching blue eyes and dark brown…
IL: Governor Quinn Signs Employee Credit Privacy Act
Alex de Leon reports: Governor Quinn signed the Employee Credit Privacy Act. It bans employers from using credit checks to determine whether to hire or promote a worker….. The law goes into effect on January 1, 2011. Read more on MyStateline.com
Plaintiff who challenged FBI’s national security letters reveals concerns
Ellen Nakashima reports: For six years, Nicholas Merrill has lived in a surreal world of half-truths, where he could not tell even his fiancee, his closest friends or his mother that he is “John Doe” — the man who filed the first-ever court challenge to the FBI’s ability to obtain personal data on Americans without…