Today CDT and 28 other civil liberties and public interest groups sent a letter to the White House voicing concern about the absence of nominations by President Obama to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. “The Board is one of the few safeguards put into place to protect privacy and civil liberties following the…
UK: DNA of innocent still to be retained for six years
Tom Whitehead reports that the government will announce a revised plan that would still keep innocent people’s DNA on file for six years. … the revised plans mean no change for the majority of adults, even if only arrested for a minor offence, with their profiles still kept for up to six years. But those…
WI: State Supreme Court hears teacher e-mail case
Adam Wise reports: After more than two years of debate, the fate of an open records request involving Wisconsin Rapids teacher e-mail messages now rests with the state’s highest court. Seven State Supreme Court justices spent more than an hour Tuesday morning questioning an attorney representing the Wisconsin Rapids School District and one representing five…
EPIC sues Homeland Security for info about digital strip search devices
EPIC filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s failure to make public details about the agency’s Whole Body Imaging program. The devices capture detailed naked images of air travelers in the United States. After the agency announced that the body scanners would become the primary screening device in US…