Chris Soghoian blogs: Disclaimer: The information presented here has been gathered and analyzed in my capacity as a graduate student at Indiana University. This data was gathered and analyzed on my own time, without using federal government resources. This data, and the analysis I draw from it will be a major component of my PhD…
‘Iqbal’ Derails Tubercular Attorney’s Privacy Complaint
Janet L. Conley provides commentary and analysis of a recent court decision involving a man publicly named as having tuberculosis who alleged privacy violations by the CDC: Andrew H. Speaker, the lawyer who made headlines when he took a trans-Atlantic commercial flight while infected with a rare strain of tuberculosis, probably lost his bid to…
Privacy Trends and Laws: J. Trevor Hughes of the IAPP
Tom Field writes: What have been the biggest privacy issues of 2009, and what emerging trends should you watch heading into 2010? We posed these questions to J. Trevor Hughes, Executive Director of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). In an exclusive interview, Hughes discusses: The role of the IAPP; Key legislation in the…
Court orders spam mastermind to pay $15.15 million
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has ordered the mastermind of a vast international spam network to pay $15.15 million in a default judgment for his role in what was identified by the anti-spam organization Spamhaus as the largest “spam gang” in the world. The spam gang deceptively marketed products…