The International Association of Privacy Officers (IAPO) has posted a PowerPoint presentation by attorney F. Lisa Murtha, titled “Privacy Law in Brief.” It is useful outline on the topic.
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Daily Archives: October 21, 2002
ADA and Websites
The text of the order granting motion to dismiss from the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, in Access Now Inc., v. Southwest Airlines is available in PDF here. Judge Patricia Seitz determined that Title III (Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accomodation in Commercial Facilitites) of the American’s With Disabilities Act… Continue Reading
Who is Eric Eldred?
This Chronicle of Higher Education article profiles this shy man whose love of the great books and his fight to make them freely available on the web has resulted in a national focus on the Supreme Court case that bears his name. Continue Reading
Fraud and Online Commerce
Consumers have indicated that they doubt the safety of online credit card transactions, a fear that is borne out by the $1 billion in merchant loses per year. The New York Times reports that a group of large, high profile merchants have joined together to create a database to fight credit card fraud. Continue Reading
Patriot Act Implementation
The House Judiciary Committee released the text of the DOJ’s 28 answers from a total of 50 questions submitted by Representatives Conyers and Sensenbrenner concerning privacy, surveillance and data collection issues associated with the implementation of the Patriot Act. Many of the answers however remain classified. The ACLU is certainly not satisfied with the answers,… Continue Reading
California Focuses on Privacy
The California Office of Privacy Protection, opened in November 2001, is lauded as tops among all the states in country by the Privacy Journal, published monthly in hard copy. This is according to an article from SignOnSanDiego.comarticle. Continue Reading
Scientists Call for Open Access to Information Post 9/11
The National Academies of Sciences have issued a statement on Science and Security in an Age of Terrorism. They are seeking to maintain a “balance between scientific openness and restrictions on public information.” The group also references further information in the form of the “Background Paper on Science and Security in an Age of Terrorism.” Continue Reading
