Information Law, Policy and Digital Privacy
This story courtesy of Akiva Miller: "Reuters reported yesterday that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been starting criminal investigations of drug-related offenses based on information obtained from from intelligence intercepts,…
Position 1: Snowden is a whistleblower and what the government is doing is illegal: http://www.whistleblower-insider.com/the-simmering-storm-over-americas-secret-surveillance-court/ Position 2: Snowden leaked classified documents improperly, and in fact, there are many controls and…
http://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/police-documents-license-plate-scanners-reveal-mass 26000 pages of law enforcement data reveal: low hit rate, lots of variation across states and cities with regard to data retention policies.
Possibly, because the idea is faulty. Something which this program in Texas is experiencing. Though, they seem to be replacing RFID with hundreds (!) of surveillance cameras. And why? To…
I was invited to be a panelist at this year's Personal Democracy and Freedom (PDF) conference held here in New York City. The panel was titled, "Battling Big Brother" and…
I recently had a chance to learn about and speak with folks from a company called comScore. Essentially, this company offers free stuff to consumers in exchange for tracking all…
In a follow up to the FTC's interest in understanding how data collectors obtain and use person consumer data, they have again posted a request for comments regarding the…
As a result of a recent Executive Order, the Administration is seeking comments on ways to protect national security. I was invited to submit comments to the Department of Commerce…
For those interested in the emerging FAA policies regarding drone use, be sure to check out their upcoming web forum. http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/uas/
Interesting foresight that some have. According to their own blog, The 5 Point Cafe (a self-described dive bar) in Seattle, WA has already begun banning google glasses: http://the5pointcafe.com/google-glasses-banned/ . This presents an interesting…