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AB 213 was signed by California Gov. Gray Davis on September 22. This bill would require a manufacturer of a new motor vehicle sold or leased in this state that is equipped with one or more recording devices, commonly referred to as “event data recorders (EDR)” or “sensing and diagnostic modules (SDM),” to disclose that …
From The Salt Lake Tribune: “A group of JetBlue Airways passengers, incensed that the low-fare airline gave their personal information to a defense contractor, on Monday filed a class action lawsuit in Utah on behalf of 5 million passengers.” [thanks to Toby Brown] See also my posting from yesterday which included the link to the …
As a follow-up to my previous posting, Airline Passenger Profiling Study Goes Awry, on September 20 the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a complaint with the FTC, stating: “JetBlue Airways Corporation and Acxiom Corporation have engaged in deceptive trade practices affecting commerce by disclosing consumer personal information to Torch Concepts Inc., an information mining …
On September 18, Wired reported that JetBlue Airways had shared 5 million passenger itineraries with a government contractor who in turn enhanced the dataset with information including associated social security numbers and income demographics, which then became part of a study, Homeland Security — Airline Passenger Risk Assessment. The airline’s chief executive subsequently sent an …
25th International Conference of Data Protection & Privacy Commissioners Sydney, 12 September 2003 – Resolution concerning the Transfer of Passengers Data. See also EU challenges U.S. passenger data plan
Report on accessing library records to be open: “Countering charges that the FBI is snooping into America’s reading habits, Attorney General John Ashcroft said yesterday that he would declassify a report on how often the agency has sought information from public libraries under the USA Patriot Act. The move came after a sharp exchange this …
Additional links related to yesterday’s New York Times article: The text of the Prepared Remarks of Attorney General John Ashcroft, “The Proven Tactics in the Fight against Crime” Washington, D.C., September 15, 2003. He uses the word hysteria six times. Letter to the Editor, New York Times, September 17, from Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-VT): Ashcroft …
From the October 2003 issue of Wired Magazine: Ranking Privacy at Work. Of the top-tier publicly traded companies reviewed, IBM, Ford and HP set the highest standards for employee privacy, while Eli Lilly, The New York Times and Wal-Mart are at the other end of the spectrum.
“A new Florida State University Institute on Information study has found that only about half of the libraries surveyed have filters on even one computer.” [Link]
From today’s New York Times: Ashcroft Mocks Librarians and Others Who Oppose Parts of Counterterrorism Law: “Attorney General John Ashcroft today accused the country’s biggest library association and other critics of fueling “baseless hysteria” about the government’s ability to pry into the public’s reading habits.” American Library Association responds to Attorney General remarks on librarians …
Social Security Numbers: Improved SSN Verification and Exchange of States’ Driver Records Would Enhance Identity Verification. GAO-03-920, September 15. Highlights.
On April 30, 2003 the Department of the Treasury issued final regs on Implementing Customer Identity Verification Requirements under Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act. This Fact Sheet provides details about the Customer Identification Program (CIP), effective October 1, 2003, which will require that financial institutions: Collect identifying information about customers opening an account …
