Naomi Gilens writes: Justice Department documents released today by the ACLU reveal that federal law enforcement agencies are increasingly monitoring Americans’ electronic communications, and doing so without warrants, sufficient oversight, or meaningful accountability. The documents, handed over by the government only after months of litigation, are the attorney general’s 2010 and 2011 reports on the use of “pen register”…
Supreme Court of Canada upholds children’s privacy, allows cyberbullying victim to proceed anonymously
David T. Fraser writes: The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in AB v. Bragg Communications, 2012 SCC 46 has just been released and the Court has allowed the appeal in part. The decision supports the right of a child victim of cyber-bullying to proceed in the civil courts anonymously. Read more on Canadian Privacy Law Blog.
Supreme Court Takes Up Driver’s Privacy Protection Act Issue
Christopher Wolf writes: Under the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (DPPA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 2721–2725, it is illegal to obtain or use personal information in driving records for the purpose of bulk marketing or solicitations without the express consent of the individuals whose information is being used. The statute does contain a “litigation exception”…
Mayor Of Pwnville: Researchers Say Foursquare Behavior Reveals Where You Live
ledgeditor writes: Everybody knows that geo-location services like FourSquare let everyone know where your favorite Starbucks or restaurant is located – that’s the point. But how about where you live? Researchers from universities in Brazil and India analyzed data from 13.6 million Foursquare accounts and found that the user’s home town (or city) can be…