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“The Digital Signage Federation (DSF), a professional membership association, announced today the release of new industry standards for digital signage privacy. The Digital Signage Privacy Standards are a set of voluntary privacy guidelines recommended by DSF for digital signage companies, their partners and the venues that host these systems….The DSF Standards Committee is comprised of …
EPIC: “Facebook will now allow full-session HTTPS. The switch to encrypted cloud-based computing promotes privacy and security, particularly when users access Facebook from public Internet access points. Previously, Facebook only used HTTPS when users passwords were being sent to the site. Third party applications currently do not support HTTPS. Users can opt into HTTPS through …
State Cyberbullying Law – A Brief Review of State Cyberbullying Laws and Policies, Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D. and Justin W. Patchin, Ph.D., Cyberbullying Research Center, updated January 2011
Emerging Legal Issues in Social Media: In Part 1 of his commentary, Ken Strutin discusses how the growth of social media and social networking applications has permeated and extended the range of legal investigation, discovery and litigation. The materials he highlights represent a current sampling of notable developments in law enforcement, law practice, civil and …
News release: “The Center for Democracy & Technology today released a proposal that sketches the parameters of what Do Not Track (DNT) means. The document is intended to identify the types of behaviors that DNT should prohibit, and jumpstart a discussion aimed at developing a common understanding of the terms of this emerging technology. The …
“Privacy International, EPIC, and the Center for Media and Communications Studies (CMSC) released European Privacy and Human Rights (EPHR) 2010, a report investigating the scope of privacy and data protection laws in Europe. The study includes 33 individual reports covering issues from privacy enforcement to ID cards, biometrics, and data-sharing and video surveillance The study …
Via FAS: China: Student Informant System to Expand, Limiting School Autonomy, Free Expression (U//FOUO – “Unclassified // For Official Use Only”)- 23 November 2010, CIA-DI-10-05021 [This report was prepared by the Open Source Works, which was charged by the Director for Intelligence with drawing on language trained analysts to mine open-source information for new or …
National Journal: Google and Mozilla both announced that they will be adding “do-not-track” options to their Internet browsers, allowing users to prevent websites from gathering personal information and selling it to advertisers. Mozilla announced its plan Sunday with Google following suit Monday. According to a company statement, Google’s “Keep My Op-Outs” feature will be available …
UK Home Office: “The Government began the process of scrapping identity cards by introducing the Identity Documents Bill to Parliament on 26 May 2010. The Bill made provision for the cancellation of the UK National Identity Card, the Identification Card for EEA nationals and the destruction of the National Identity Register. This Bill has completed …
Domestic Intelligence: New Powers, New Risks [released 01/18/11], by Emily Berman – Counsel in the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice “Successful domestic counterterrorism policy is vital to keep the homeland safe. In this effort, policymakers must resist the oft-exhibited tendency to overreact to the threats we face. This overreaction, …
EPIC: “The Supreme Court has issued a decision in NASA v. Nelson, a case brought by NASA scientists who argued that the government’s invasive background checks violated the Constitution. The Supreme Court found amicus brief , cosigned by 27 technical experts and legal scholars, which highlighted problems with the Privacy Act, including the “routine use” …
“Gibson Dunn 2010 Year-End Electronic Discovery and Information Law Update calls for Reform Reach Crescendo. Sanctions Granted Less Frequently. Government’s Duties Clarified. No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy In Social Media.” “There were also numerous interesting developments in e-discovery case law. This Update is based on our review of 323 decisions, which are listed in an …
