Frances Gibb reports: Would-be judges will no longer have to declare if they are Freemasons, the Government said yesterday. The policy reversal was announced by Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, after a threat of legal action forced a review. He said that it would be “disproportionate” to continue with the practice. The United Grand Lodge…
Cuil’s Famous Privacy Policy No Longer Protects Privacy
Michael Zimmer writes: Remember Cuil, the search engine launched in 2008 that was supposed to be a Google-killer? Didn’t think so. Anyway, one of Cuil’s touted competitive advantages was that it didn’t track user search queries. […] After about a year of futility, Cuil updated their privacy policy on June 1, 2009, noting that “We…
Podcast: The Fourth Amendment and Email
From LegalTalkNetwork: The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution gives us protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. But what about a search of your email – is it afforded the same protection? Co-hosts and attorneys J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi welcome Orin S. Kerr , Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School…
Teacher Claims Fingerprinting Is ‘Mark of the Beast’
David Kravets reports: A 22-year veteran kindergarten teacher in the Texas Bible Belt could lose her job for refusing, on religious grounds, to give fingerprints under a state law requiring them. The evangelical Christian, Pam McLaurin, is fighting a looming suspension, claiming that fingerprinting amounts to the “Mark of the Beast,” and hence is a…