Interesting take on privacy in light of surveillance
November 12, 2013
With Tin foil hats need to come back in style if we’re to save our privacy Zdnet takes a lighter look at surveillance and whether Read the rest of this entry »
US states move on privacy law protections
November 1, 2013
I have posted previously on State and local legislatures passing laws and ordinances on privacy protections (see here, and here). Where the Federal Government has ignored the issue, leaving it to the Federal Trade Commission to regulate and take enforcement action as best it can, the States have stepped in. That is a feature of US politics. One level of government will become more assertive when another fails to take necessary action. The Federal Government has done this on high profile issues such as civil rights and with the New Deal legislation during the depression. But it sometimes works the other way. Pension and welfare reform has been undertaken at the local and state level for a longer period and been, in many respects, more effective than the efforts of the Federal Government.
The New York Times article No U.S. Action, So States Move on Privacy Law reports on the activity at the state level in the US. It provides:
Over two dozen privacy laws have passed this year in more than 10 states, in places as different as Oklahoma and California. Many lawmakers say Read the rest of this entry »