Although CDT and others were quick to praise S. 1261, “PASS ID,” Jim Harper of Cato Institute is not enthused: […] On balance, REAL ID and PASS ID are peas in a pod. They are both aimed at being practically required. The plan under both is for everyone who has a driver’s license to have…
Canada and the UK continue debating internet snooping powers
Police will be given new powers to eavesdrop on Internet-based communications as part of a contentious government bill, to be announced Thursday, which Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan has said is needed to modernize surveillance laws crafted during “the era of the rotary phone.” The proposed legislation would force Internet service providers to allow…
No monetary damages in veterans’ breach lawsuit against VA
The Associated Press reports that a federal appeals court rejected two veterans’ claims for monetary damages in their lawsuit over a 2007 computer security breach at the Birmingham, Ala., VA hospital. As in other breach lawsuits reported in the past, the court held that Jim Henry Perkins and Jessie Frank Qualls had to prove actual…
FL: New Law Requires DNA for Felony Arrests
DNA is becoming about as common in police investigations as fingerprints. The only problem is, Florida does not have a huge data base of DNA samples. That could soon be changing. Gov. Charlie Crist signed a new law yesterday, requiring anyone arrested on felony charges to provide DNA samples to the Florida Department of Law…