The House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet held a joint hearing titled, “The Collection and Use of Location Information for Commercial Purposes,” on Wednesday, February 24. The hearing examined privacy and other issues related to the commercial collection, use, and sharing of…
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Congress Extends Library Provision of Patriot Act to 2011
Beverly Goldberg writes: The U.S. House of Representatives sent Pres. Obama a bill extending three often-contested provisions of the Patriot Act on the evening of February 26, two days before the sections were due to expire. Approved by a vote of 315–97 the night after the Senate passed the bill by voice vote, H.R.< 3961…
Senate votes to extend expiring surveillance provisions of USA Patriot Act for 1 year
Stephen Ohlemacher of the Associated Press reports: Senate votes to extend expiring surveillance provisions of USA Patriot Act for 1 yearThe Senate voted Wednesday to extend for a year key provisions of the nation’s counterterrorism surveillance law that are scheduled to expire at the end of the month. In agreeing to pass the bill, Senate…
CA: Lawmakers Consider an Animal Abuse Registry
Jesse McKinley reports: California may soon place animal abusers on the same level as sex offenders by listing them in an online registry, complete with their home addresses and places of employment. The proposal, made in a bill introduced Friday by the State Senate’s majority leader, Dean Florez, would be the first of its kind…