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From the American Bar Association President, this November 9, 2005 letter (3 pages, PDF) requests that conferees seeking to reach agreement on the House (H.R. 3199) and Senate versions (S. 1389) accept language reforming sections 206, 213 and 215. These sections address limitations to the use of wiretaps, search warrants for homes and businesses, and …
St. Petersburg Times (Florida), November 13, 2005. State of Secrets, State of Tortue; National security letters put privacy at risk, by Robyn E. Blumner, Perspective columnist.
As reported today by Govexec.com: “According to federal documents obtained by National Journal and Government Executive, among the services that ChoicePoint provides to the government [FBI and DoD] is access to a previously undisclosed, and vaguely described, “exclusive” data-searching system. This system in effect gives law enforcement and intelligence agents the ability to use the …
FTC press release: “An operation that uses the lure of free lyric files, browser upgrades, and ring tones to download spyware and adware on consumers’ computers has been ordered to halt its illegal downloads by a U.S. District Court at the request of the Federal Trade Commission. The court also halted the deceptive downloads of …
Related news on the Names of Library Organization Members Gagged by FBI: PBS News Hour, A reporter discusses concerns surrounding the Patriot Act and access to private phone, e-mail, library and financial records. From American Library Association Washington Office Newsline: “Sunday’s article revealed that, since the PATRIOT Act changes, the FBI has been issuing “more …
Another Phine Kettle of Phish: Identity Theft Prevention, by Carol Ebbinghouse, Law Librarian California, Second District Court of Appeal, Los Angeles, CA. Identity Theft: Outline of Federal Statutes and Bibliography of Select Resources, Sara R. Paul, Reference Librarian, New York City District Attorney’s Office
Law tech guru Dennis Kennedy is quoted in this article in today’s New York Times: Beware Your Trail of Digital Fingerprints. He suggests practical ways to eliminate data deleted in revisions when it is determined that documents have been finalized. See also the upcoming BlawgThink program, November 11-12.
Follow-up to November 1, 2005 posting, Data Breaches Remain A Concern for Consumers and Lawmakers. The House Commerce, Trade & Consumer Protection Subcommittee passed the Data Accountability and Trust Act, H.R. 1427, on November 3. Congressional support for the legislation remains mixed.
Follow-up on Patriot Act reauthorization and libraries, from the ACLU: “In the first federal appeals court argument addressing a surveillance provision of the Patriot Act, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged a three-judge panel to uphold two separate rulings: one which found the National Security Letter (NSL) authority of the Patriot Act unconstitutional and …
Press release: Microsoft Advocates Comprehensive Federal Privacy Legislation Q & A: Microsoft’s general counsel, Brad Smith, and chief privacy strategist, Peter Cullen, discuss how proposed U.S. laws affecting data privacy would impact consumers, businesses and the technology industry. White Paper (Word doc.) – White Paper: Protecting Consumers and the Marketplace: The Need for Federal Privacy …
New York Times: Data Security Laws Seem Likely, So Consumers and Businesses Vie to Shape Them Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, A Chronology of Data Breaches Reported Since the ChoicePoint Incident, updated October 19, 2005 H.R. 4127, the Data Accountability and Trust Act. According to sponsor Representative Clifford B. Stearns, “This bill (16 pages, PDF) requires entities …
Following up on previous postings related to security risks associated with discarding PC hard drives, the parallel environmental toll of the expanding amount of e-waste generated by constant hardware upgrades, via the The Basel Action Network (BAN): High-Tech Toxic Trash Exported to Africa The Digital Dump: Exporting Re-Use and Abuse to Africa Information Recovered from …
