Snooping Software and Privacy
From today’s New York Times, Snoop Software Gains Power and Raises Privacy Concerns.
Category «Privacy»
EU Issues Update on Airline Passenger Data
Via Statewatch, this statement by the European Parliament on the need for strict restrictions on the collection, dissemination and maintenance of non-U.S. citizen personal data collected by airlines for transatlantic flights. List of 43 data elements on airline passengers requested by the United States from transatlantic air carriers.
Victim of ID Theft Sues Microsoft
Hacker victim files lawsuit blaming Microsoft security: The President of TriCoast Studios, Marcy Levitas Hamilton, whose Social Security number was stolen by a hacker, contends that security flaws in Microsoft software are the basis of her complaint.
Employees Should Have No Expectation of E-Mail Privacy
“More than nine out of 10 (92 percent) managers check up on their employees’ use of e-mail and the Internet at work, according to a new survey of 192 companies by Bentley College’s Center for Business Ethics.” [Link via Techdirt]
Canadian Cmte. Opposes National ID Card
Interim report on A National Identity Card for Canada? From Statewatch News online: “Canadian parliamentary report ridicules ID cards as pointless, costly and dangerous.”
Court OKs FTC Use of Do Not Call Registry
From Reuters: “Telemarketers may not dial the 51 million phone numbers on the national “do-not-call” list while a U.S. appeals court decides whether their free-speech rights are being violated, the court said on Tuesday.” Statement from the FTC: Court Rules FTC Can Proceed with Do Not Call Registry See also this resource on the Do …
Ashcroft Memo On Sec. 215 of Patriot Act
As a follow-up to my September 18 posting, Ashcroft Relents on Releasing Info On Library Records, the CDT has published a copy of the Memorandum for Director Robert S. Mueller from AG Ashcroft, Patriot Act Section 215.
Introduction of Security and Freedom Ensured (SAFE) Act
From Sen. Russ Feingold’s press release: “…the Security and Freedom Ensured (SAFE) Act (S. 1701)…seeks to amend several particularly controversial provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act that permit the FBI to monitor law-abiding Americans without adequate judicial oversight. The SAFE Act reins in secret searches, curbs roving wiretaps, and imposes reasonable limits on FBI access …
P2P File Sharing Hearing
U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Hearing, Privacy & Piracy: The Paradox of Illegal File Sharing on Peer-to-Peer Networks and the Impact of Technology on the Entertainment Industry, 9/30/03. Includes links to Member Statements as well as witness testimony (from four panels). See specifically Mitch Bainwol, Chairman & CEO, Recording Industry …
CDT Files Comments Opposing CAPPS II
“In comments filed September 30 on the government’s proposed “Computer Assisted Passenger Pre-screening System” (CAPPS II), CDT argued that use of the system to enforce ordinary criminal arrest warrants would dilute its effectiveness and increase the risk of error and privacy intrusion. CDT recommended a series of privacy limits and procedural safeguards to get CAPPS …
Inconsistencies in Release of Social Security Data to Law Enforcement
Social Security Administration: Disclosure Policy for Law Enforcement Allows Information Sharing, but SSA Needs to Ensure More Consistent Application. GAO-03-919, September 30. Highlights.
Update on the Do Not Call Registry
From the FTC website today: “You can still put your number on the national registry at www.donotcall.gov. Pending court action, the FTC cannot enforce the requirement for telemarketers to consult the list. Most telemarketers, however, also are subject to the Federal Communication Commissions do not call rule, which takes effect October 1, 2003. The FCC …
