• ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Georgia Abortion Ban

    Updated: 2012-11-30 22:58:00
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  • Judge Upholds Sex Offender Residency Law; ACLU to Appeal

    Updated: 2012-11-30 21:28:00
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  • Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging Patents on Breast and Ovarian Cancer Genes

    Updated: 2012-11-30 20:49:00
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  • Syria switches tactics and kills their Internet

    Updated: 2012-11-30 16:52:34
    Fast Company has a good article laying out the state of events regarding the Internet in Syria. Here is the short version. Syria has changed tactics from keeping the Internet available but highly monitored and surveilled, to turning off apparently absolutely all Internet connectivity within the country.  Syria was unique in its cyber response to [...]

  • ACLU of Maine and Brennan Center Request Investigation of Maine Republican Chair’s Voter Intimidation Plans

    Updated: 2012-11-30 16:11:00
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  • Human Rights, Religious, Civil Liberties and Immigration Rights Groups Oppose the Feinstein Amendment of NDAA

    Updated: 2012-11-30 03:40:00
    , , American Civil Liberties Union Because freedom can't protect . itself Key Issues Take Action Videos+ About Us Donate Make A Gift Join Become A Member Renew Your Membership Monthly Giving Other Ways To Give Donate Make A Gift Join Become A Member Renew Your Membership Monthly Giving Other Ways To Give SKIP NAVIGATION Join Renew Home Keep America Safe and Free Detention Human Rights , Religious , Civil Liberties and Immigration Rights Groups Oppose the Feinstein Amendment of NDAA Share Print Email Facebook Twitter Share Bookmark Share X Google Delicious Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati Current Permalink November 29, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact : media dcaclu.org WASHINGTON A coalition of human rights , religious , civil liberties and immigration rights groups voiced their

  • Civil Rights Coalition Challenges Arizona Policy Denying Driver’s Licenses to Immigrant Youth

    Updated: 2012-11-29 05:38:00
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  • Senate Committee Passes Electronic Communications Privacy Act

    Updated: 2012-11-29 05:25:00
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  • Massachusetts high court rules against prolonged solitary confinement without due process

    Updated: 2012-11-28 20:17:00
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  • ACLU of Pennsylvania Files Brief in Support of City of Philadelphia in Boy Scouts Lawsuit

    Updated: 2012-11-28 16:16:00
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  • New Law Criminalizing Online Student Speech Takes Effect Dec. 1

    Updated: 2012-11-28 05:50:00
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  • EyeSpyPro Meets The Original Batman

    Updated: 2012-11-27 21:09:10
    I finally had a chance to meet a boyhood idol, Adam West, the original Batman. When I was a kid growing up in New York, I loved to fantasize about super hero’s, mostly Batman and Superman, who were my tv friends after school. Christopher Winkler & Adam West aka Batman The chance came at the [...]

  • The Privacy Podcast – Ep.2: Website Pricing Tactics and the Dangers of Using Wi-Fi While Traveling

    Updated: 2012-11-16 22:18:55
    Welcome to our November 2012 podcast. In this episode, I’ll be talking about the tactics websites use to charge one customer more than a customer in a different city, state, or country. After that, I’ll discuss the dangers of using the Internet while on the road – as many of you are likely to do [...]

  • Newfoundland health privacy legislation found "substantially similar" to PIPEDA, exemption order issued

    Updated: 2012-11-16 14:11:00
    : , Canadian Privacy Law Blog The Canadian Privacy Law Blog : Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer , containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act aka PIPEDA and other Canadian and international . laws Friday , November 16, 2012 Newfoundland health privacy legislation found substantially similar to PIPEDA , exemption order issued As of October 10, 2012, the Federal Cabinet issued the Personal Health Information Custodians in Newfoundland and Labrador Exemption Order which has the effect of ceding jurisdiction under PIPEDA with respect to health information custodians under the Personal Health Information Act of Newfoundland and Labrador . The Order reads : SI 2012-72 October 10, 2012 PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • Federal Court awards minimal damages for good faith violation of PIPEDA by bank

    Updated: 2012-11-16 13:32:00
    : Canadian Privacy Law Blog The Canadian Privacy Law Blog : Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer , containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act aka PIPEDA and other Canadian and international . laws Friday , November 16, 2012 Federal Court awards minimal damages for good faith violation of PIPEDA by bank The Federal Court of Canada , in Biron v . RBC Royal Bank , 2012 FC 1095 recently had an opportunity to consider a claim for damages under PIPEDA where the disclosure of personal information was made in good faith In connection with a separate proceeding , RBC Royal Bank responded to a series of subpoenas by providing information about a client who had a joint account with one of the litigants The

  • BC Privacy Commissioner tells Victoria Police to change automated license plate scanning system

    Updated: 2012-11-15 18:23:00
    : Canadian Privacy Law Blog The Canadian Privacy Law Blog : Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer , containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act aka PIPEDA and other Canadian and international . laws Thursday , November 15, 2012 BC Privacy Commissioner tells Victoria Police to change automated license plate scanning system The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia has just released the report of its investigation PDF of the use of Automated License Plate Recognition by the Victoria Police Department . Here is their summary from OIPC's media release PDF NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Nov . 15, 2012 Police must make changes to licence plate scanning technology , says B.C

  • Google's most recent Transparency Report: Government requests are on the rise

    Updated: 2012-11-14 21:11:00
    : : Canadian Privacy Law Blog The Canadian Privacy Law Blog : Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer , containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act aka PIPEDA and other Canadian and international . laws Wednesday , November 14, 2012 Google's most recent Transparency Report : Government requests are on the rise Google has released its most recent update to the Google Transparency Report , which provides statistics about how many user data requests and how may takedown requests Google receives from governments and copyright owners around the world . The specific stats for Canada are here : user data takedowns The takedown data set is broken down by service and alleged reason . The Official Google Blog

  • App accuses you of piracy using your own Twitter account.

    Updated: 2012-11-14 17:54:41
    Dictionary apps post false piracy confessions on Twitter – Crave The Oxford Deluxe dictionary app requests access to your twitter account when it is installed. In some cases it then uses that account to post hundreds of identical tweets saying that you will pledge to stop pirating software. It is not exactly clear what criteria [...]

  • Google gets 55% more government information requests in 2012 than 2010

    Updated: 2012-11-14 17:30:46
    Google Transparency Report shows government surveillance, takedown requests are up. The number of information requests coming to Google from governments around the world is growing fast. It is up 55% for the first half of 2012 vs. the first half of 2010. The linked article has some nice graphs showing the trend. It is interesting [...]

  • More evidence of the danger of Hotel Internet

    Updated: 2012-11-08 18:24:48
    EU officials ‘hacked’ at Azerbaijan Internet Governance Forum | ZDNet It appears that the laptops of two EU officials at the Internet Governance Forum in Azerbaijan got hacked while they were in the hotel. Suspicion is immediately falling on the Azerbaijan government. No one is mentioning breaking and entering, so I would assume they were [...]

  • Privacy Commissioners respond to Police Chiefs on Bill C-30 and lawful access

    Updated: 2012-11-08 00:40:00
    : Canadian Privacy Law Blog The Canadian Privacy Law Blog : Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer , containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act aka PIPEDA and other Canadian and international . laws Wednesday , November 07, 2012 Privacy Commissioners respond to Police Chiefs on Bill C-30 and lawful access An interesting debate over lawful access is playing out in the pages of the Windsor Star . First , the paper ran an opinion piece from the leadership of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police that peddles the common line that connecting an internet user's IP address to their name and address is just like and no more intrusive than using a phone book : Police chiefs speak out As Canadians , we

  • Don't throw the (judicial oversight) baby out with the bathwater

    Updated: 2012-11-05 14:30:00
    : Canadian Privacy Law Blog The Canadian Privacy Law Blog : Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer , containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act aka PIPEDA and other Canadian and international . laws Monday , November 05, 2012 Don't throw the judicial oversight baby out with the bathwater I have been trying to encourage an informed dialogue about lawful access on this blog , in an effort to cut through some of the rhetoric to get to useful substantive issues . In that effort , Detective Constable Warren Bulmer has written a couple of guest posts , including the most recent A police officer's response to my recent critique of lawful access As I indicated when I posted Warren's piece , I mentioned I'd

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