Scott Jaschik reports: A Massachusetts appeals court ruled Wednesday that Boston College police officers acted legally when they searched the dormitory room of two students without a warrant. The search, prompted by reports that the students had weapons in the room, found weapons — which were legal, but violated college rules — and also drugs,…
Category: Youth & Schools
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Program to Keep Web Site Operators in Compliance With the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed guidelines that are designed to help Web site operators comply with the FTC’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. The proposed guidelines were submitted to the FTC by a non-profit organization known as iSAFE, Inc. under a provision aimed at industry self-regulation. This provision allows non-profit…
Sometimes, privacy should mean private (opinion)
Ruth Marcus writes for the Washington Post. In this opinion piece, she questions why the judge in the Palin – Johnson custody case did not seal the proceedings and documents: As a journalist, I’m supposed to be in favor of maximum access to court documents. As a human being — and in particular as a…
UK, Germany raise concerns about airport scanners
Alan Travis reports: The rapid introduction of full body scanners at British airports threatens to breach child protection laws which ban the creation of indecent images of children, the Guardian has learned. Privacy campaigners claim the images created by the machines are so graphic they amount to “virtual strip-searching” and have called for safeguards to…