Jared Yee reports: Collecting biometric information could put civil liberties and privacy at risk, despite considerable benefits, says the Irish Council for Bioethics (ICB). In its report, “Biometrics: Enhancing Security or Invading Privacy?”, the ICB explores privacy concerns stemming from the growing use of biometric technologies to counter identity theft. The technologies reviewed in the…
Ca: WCB complaint well-founded
Joe Couture reports: Saskatchewan’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Gary Dickson, released Monday a report on an investigation that dismissed three of four complaints against Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) but found one of the complaints was well-founded. In the report, the commissioner deals with four complaints that were raised by an injured worker regarding WCB…
Google Books limited to “common legal heritage”
Matthew Sag writes: On November 13, 2009, the parties in the Google Book litigation filed an Amended Settlement Agreement and a motion for preliminary approval of the amended settlement with the District Court. The amended agreement is available here. Elinor Mills at CNET has a good summary of the revised agreement. The most significant change…
The “techie” side of “Getting It Right”
Jim Burrows writes: The following posting is intended as part of the background information for a forthcoming Get FISA Right chat on the technological issues in “getting FISA right” or more generally balancing needed foreign intelligence gathering with the rights reserved and protected in the Constitution. We eagerly seek your comments here and your participation…