Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) came into effect July 1, 2014. It is in place to protect Canadians while ensuring that businesses can continue to compete in the global marketplace. More information on CASL is available at http://fightspam.gc.ca…
From the document: “Privacy and data protection issues confront all organizations—whether you handle employee information, credit card data, sensitive financial information, or trade secrets. Securing data is a daunting task that is further complicated by cross-border transfer issues and the differences in privacy laws around the world. These laws are complex and can pose myriad […]
After the oral argument that took place on April 29, 2014, in Riley v. California, on June 25, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police “may not, without a warrant, search digital information on a cell phone seized from an individual who has been arrested”. According to the Court “a warrant less search is […]
The author discusses Riley v. California and the warrant requirement necessary for cell phones’ searches. The full text is available at https://www.brennancenter.org…
The author suggests that companies need to become more mindful of consumer privacy when deciding whether to collect personal data, and law enforcement should be required to get a warrant before accessing it. The full text is available at https://www.brennancenter.org…
66 Oklahoma Law Review 875 (2014) Abstract: “This article measures the new ABA Standards for Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement Access to Third Party Records (LEATPR Standards) success by assessing the guidance they provide legislators interested in updating pertinent law regarding one specific type of data. Scholars should not expect the Standards to yield the same […]
Mr. Farr’s statement was filed as part of the British government’s response to a legal case brought by Privacy International, Amnesty International and other public interest groups trying to stop the bulk collection of communications data by intelligence agencies. The statement lays out the authority British intelligence agencies claim to have in intercepting communications carried […]
Penalties under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are likely to increase substantially in the coming year, according to a high-ranking attorney in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Law360, the publication that first reported the comment, said HHS received more than $10 million for alleged HIPAA violations since June 2013, at […]
In a ruling handed down in British Columbia, Google was ordered to remove the infringing websites’ listings from its search results. Despite the fact that Google was not a part of litigation, and its protestations that the Canadian court had no jurisdiction over Google in the United States, the Judge targeted Google’s central database in […]
37 Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol’y 757-900 (2014) Abstract: “The National Security Agency’s bulk collection of telephony metadata runs contrary to Congress’s intent in enacting the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The program also violates the statute in three ways: the requirement that records sought be “relevant to an authorized investigation;” the requirement that information […]