In the first case tried since the passage of Sweden’s anti-file sharing law in April, an ISP has been told by a Swedish court it must hand over information about its customers to five publishers looking into copyright violations. If the company, broadband service provider Ephone, fails to comply with the order from the Solna…
Forcible DNA extraction violated the Constitution
A Las Vegas detective violated an inmate’s constitutional rights by “forcibly extracting” his DNA without a warrant while he was shackled and chained to a bench, the 9th Circuit ruled on a 2-1 vote. The extraction was requested by Deputy District Attorney Elissa Luzaich, who wanted to put Kenneth Friedman’s DNA sample into a cold-case…
TJX Assurance: much ado about nothing?
As I read though the “Assurance” (of Compliance) that TJX signed with the attorneys general of 41 states, I found myself humming the song, “Is That All There Is?” When all is said and done, TJX seems to gotten off with a slap on the wrist, at worst. In December 2007, they settled claims brought…
More Privacy Controls Coming to Facebook
Facebook launched a beta test today that foreshadows new privacy controls coming to “Publisher” – the box at the top of your home and profile pages where you add content. The changes will let you easily specify who among your friends gets to see that specific photo, video or status update you’re sharing. The change…