privacy

Return of the Max

January 06, 2009 17:55

The IPKat must have been in mid-winter hibernation to have missed this story in the Times of 27 December.Max Moseley, Formula One boss and sometime frequenter of sado-masochistic 'happenings' has launched a privacy action in Germany, after having won an action that he brought in the UK. Moseley is...

A Nation of Suspects

Rick Horowitz
January 06, 2009 14:51

More than once recently, I’ve written about Submitizens. Several criminal defense attorneys in Fresno, California, where my office is located, simply shrug.  Among other things, they can’t understand why this bothers me so much. But it does bother me.  Immensely.  And, frankly, it seems ...

Crystal Ball Gazing at the Coming Year in Tech Law

Michael Geist
January 05, 2009 09:55

Technology law and policy is notoriously unpredictable and crystal ball gazing in Canada this year is particularly challenging given the current political and economic uncertainty.  With that caveat, my weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) provides my best...

Privacy Expectations: Being Seen vs. Being Recorded

Daniel Solove
January 04, 2009 22:35

An interesting case from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals embodies what I believe is a thoughtful and nuanced understanding of privacy. The case is Wisconsin v. Jahnke, 2007AP2130-CR (Dec. 30, 2008). The case is a criminal prosecution of a man...An interesting case from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals...

Canada Border Services Opening Lawyer's Mail

Michael Geist
January 04, 2009 21:20

Cyndee Todgham Cherniak reports that Canada Border Services opened mail addressed to her office at Lang Michener, raising signficant privacy and client confidentiality concerns.