Digital Ellis Islands
American tech companies, especially those running social networking sites, often pride themselves on giving voice and information to oppressed netizens around the world. Many commend Twitter’s role in facilitating coordination…
PRG News Roundup: February 24th
Supreme Court hears oral argument on key exclusionary rule case: http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/02/argument-analysis-court-closely-divided-on-the-exclusionary-rule/ House Judiciary Committee meets on February 25 on International Conflicts of Law Concerning Cross Border Data Flow and Law Enforcement…
Privacy and Reporting Child Abuse
Privacy and Reporting Child Abuse By: Charles Kopel Privacy law came to the fore last month in Ontario, when two provincial government officials undertook a new public awareness campaign. Privacy…
Privacy Blog: About Ned
Privacy Blog: About Ned By: Alec Webley Modern privacy law in the United States is often traced to “The Right to Privacy,” a law review article written by Samuel Warren…
Information Privacy Law- Kevin Kirby
By: Kevin Kirby Former Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich has launched a new Internet browser called Brave that blocks advertisements by default, only to provide new ad space for Eich to…
Consumer Privacy Dimensions of the FCC’s Cable Box Proposal
Consumer Privacy Dimensions of the FCC’s Cable Box Proposal By: Dan Davidson The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently proposed increasing competition in the market for cable boxes, devices that are…
The FTC and the new US-EU framework for data transfer
The FTC and the new US-EU framework for data transfer By: Elsa Mandel http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-216_en.htm On February 2nd, the European Commission and the United States announced their agreement on the “Privacy…
FCRA: No Harm, No Worries?
FCRA: No Harm, No Worries? By: Emma Bechara ">http://www.scotusblog.com/2015/11/argument-analysis-second-time-around-no-easier-for-justices-in-standing-case/] A pending case before the United States Supreme Court, considered in a United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) blog, brings to the…
Information Privacy Law -Rachel Kultala
Information Privacy Law - Privacy Blog Assignment By: Rachel Kultala http://www.cio.com/article/3000472/what-are-the-rules-when-a-site-publishes-false-information-about-you.html In November, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Spokeo v. Robbins. Robbins sued Spokeo under the FCRA because his…
Information Privacy Law- Themelis Zamparas
By: Themelis Zamparas http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d1c5f200-7fa4-485c-a535-76b8ca0852e8 This article reports the increase of lawsuits relating to the implementation of the FCRA provisions by employers and contemplates on the impact of the, still pending,…