Information Law, Policy and Digital Privacy
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…
By: Katrina Henderson President Obama’s 2009 stimulus plan set forth billions of dollars worth of incentives for medical health providers in order to urge them to begin using electronic medical…
By: Michael Lucien Information privacy in the healthcare context is a very tricky issue. On one hand, individuals stand to benefit greatly from a more efficient system of storing and transmitting…
By Siranya Rhuvattana After the mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut, President Barack Obama has attempted to curb the gun violence by, among other ways, improving the Federal government’s background…
By: Albert Lin As part of a reaction to the mass shootings in Aurora, Colorado and particularly Sandy Hook Elementary School, there has been strong push in recent weeks for…