Danielle Keats Citron has an article in the March issue of the George Washington Law Review, “Fulfilling Government 2.0’s Promise with Robust Privacy Protections.” The abstract: The public can now friend the White House and scores of agencies on social networks, virtual worlds, and video-sharing sites. The Obama Administration sees this trend as crucial to…
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Bringing US Surveillance Laws Into the 21st Century
Scott M. Fulton, III writes: You may think that your communications with other individuals over the Internet may be protected from unreasonable use by U.S. law enforcement without subpoena and due process. The truth is, judges have been loosening the interpretation of a 1986 wiretapping law, almost pretending that it did apply to present circumstances….
OK Judge Prevents Release of State Worker Birth Dates
A judge has granted a temporary restraining order that prohibits the state’s personnel office from releasing the birth dates of state employees. Oklahoma County District Judge Bryan Dixon approved the order on Friday. The Oklahoma Public Employees Association sought the restraining order to prevent the Office of Personnel Management from releasing the birth dates of…
Privacy groups file FTC complaint on behavioral ads
Grant Gross reports: Three privacy groups have filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission about behavioral advertising practices, accusing Google, Yahoo and other advertising vendors of creating a “Wild West” atmosphere with few rules for protecting consumer privacy. The complaint, filed Thursday by the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), U.S. PIRG and the…