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Technology Law Dispatch
UK Investigatory Powers Bill: Big Brother 2.0?
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Chantelle Taylor
On 4 November an Investigatory Powers Bill ('Bill') which could overhaul internet surveillance in the UK was introduced to the House of Commons. If enacted, the Bill will allow security,…
Media Law Prof Blog
Regulating Metadata
Pompeu Casanovas, Autonomous University of Barcelona & Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), has published Conceptualisation of Rights and Meta-Rule of Law for the Web of Data as Democracia Digital…
Technology Law Dispatch
Australian Privacy Commissioner rules that “metadata” can be personal information
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Kate Brimsted, Chantelle Taylor
After two years of campaigning, Fairfax journalist, Ben Grubb, finally got the decision he was seeking: metadata could be considered “personal information” under the Privacy Act 1988 (the ‘Privacy Act’). …
Al-Mirsal
The USA Freedom Act: What it Changes and (Mostly) Doesn’t for Cloud Services – And is it Really the Issue
By Brian A. Meenagh, Kevin Boyle
The recent showdown over renewal of certain provisions of the USA Patriot Act (often called simply the Patriot Act) and the subsequent enactment of the USA Freedom Act have raised…
Inside Privacy
FCC’s Broadband Consumer Privacy Public Workshop
As we previously reported, on April 28, the FCC held a public workshop on protecting the privacy of consumers who use broadband Internet access services. Opening Remarks by Chairman Wheeler. …
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
French Official Recommends Increased Supervision Over Government Data-Gathering
During a November 13, 2014 hearing before the Digital Rights Commission of the French National Assembly, Jean-Marie Delarue, the head of France's oversight Commission for National Security Interceptions said that…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
CRL&P Daily Reads: Mar. 13, 2014
New Hampshire House votes to repeal of death penalty. Federal judge blocks NSA's plan to destroy telephone metadata pending resolution of challenges to collection program's constitutionality. Mexican woman's lawsuit against Mississippi's welfare…
GT L&E Blog
How Metadata Changed the Outcome of a Complex Employment Case
By definition, metadata is data about data. For computer files, it includes file name, file type, date last opened, date last edited and more. In addition to that kind of…
La Revue
Stephanie Faber est intervenue au congrès annuel de l’IAPP Europe
Stephanie Faber est intervenue au congrès annuel de l’IAPP (International Association for Privacy Professionals) Europe qui s’est tenu à Bruxelles les 10, 11 et 12 décembre 2013.
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Federal District Judge Ruling Casts Cloud Over NSA Data Collection
On December 16, 2013, a U.S. federal district court judge granted a preliminary injunction barring the government from collecting and analyzing metadata related to two consumers' mobile phone accounts, finding…