Information Law, Policy and Digital Privacy
By David Schiff Most states require permits for concealed weapons, but public access to permit records is becomingly increasingly rare. Last December, in the wake of the school shooting…
By: Kolby Loft Last October, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that yellow pages phone books, taken as a whole, constitute noncommercial speech. The court…
By: Alicia Reyes-Hernandez The “Do Not Track” proposition has been part of the consumer’s information privacy protection discussion for several years. Although it has proven to be a very…
By Ana Maria Calero After the storm of lobbying efforts and in the middle of the fiercest criticism from public interest organizations, the European Commission endorsed the ITRE opinion…
By Sharmeen Mazumder In a case presented to the European Court of Justice, Spanish officials argued that Google should delete information from search engine results where an individual’s privacy is…
By Eugene Levin http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/us/politics/supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-fisa-surveillance-law.html?partner=rss&emc=rss The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, denied standing to a group of plaintiffs, including lawyers, journalists, human rights and privacy advocates, seeking to challenge…
By Samantha Steinfeld http://dailycaller.com/2012/03/05/white-house-follows-eu’s-lead-with-new-internet-rules-of-the-road/ This article, from March of last year, does a good job of synthesizing the notions undergirding this week’s discussion of European privacy laws and…
By Judd Lindenfeld The proposed changes to the European Data Protection Directive were sure to face strong opposition from U.S. lobbyists representing Facebook, Google and other pillars of the…
By Molly Ryan Though the Electronic Communications Privacy Act was passed in 1986, it has not been updated to reflect the evolving communication norms. The recent scandal involving General…
By Owen Kirshner Part 1 - Google AdWords moves a step closer to global acceptance with a win in Australian court. AdWords has been slowly gaining legitimacy throughout the…