From EPIC.org: With ID theft rapidly increasing in the United States, EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg urged a Congressional Committee to address the root causes of the problem. In a testimony before the House Oversight Committee, Mr. Rotenberg said that the government typically acts only after the crime has occurred and warned that the problem…
UK: Putting a price on privacy protection
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is inviting interested parties to bid to undertake a three-month research project with the aim of developing a sound business case to persuade organisations to invest in proactive privacy protection. The completed research project, entitled The business case for investing in proactive privacy protection, will help organisations put a figure…
Is the REAL ID Revival Bill, “PASS ID,” a National ID?
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…