PRG News Roundup: September 16th
California appeals court rules in favor of Facebook over access to social media posts protected under federal law: "Appeals Court Sides with Facebook in Fight over Postings" New Hampshire public…
Information Law, Policy and Digital Privacy
California appeals court rules in favor of Facebook over access to social media posts protected under federal law: "Appeals Court Sides with Facebook in Fight over Postings" New Hampshire public…
Keystroke biometric technologies may play role in new password systems and could be used to identify users: “Future Passwords Will Use Typing Style and Other ‘Cognitive Fingerprints’” Colleges are using big data in…
Hackers release account and credit card information from 37 million users of Ashley Madison, a dating website for would-be adulterers. “The Ashley Madison Data Dump, Explained” The Third Circuit affirms…
European Regulators are beginning to reevaluate the EU Directive on Data Retention that was struck down last year: "Data retention update: the Global Battle to Stop Data Stockpiling Continues" The Supreme…
German government plans to introduce legislation allowing phone and Internet records to be retained for up to 10 weeks. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3040184/Germany-allow-phone-data-retention-10-weeks.html Big Brother Awards held in Germany, recognize companies and governmental…
New York Appellate court finds voyeuristic photographer protected under first amendment: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/arne-svenson-neighbors-photographs-supreme-court-286916 Google charged with antitrust violations by EU: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/16/business/international/european-union-google-antitrust-case.html EU Commissioner Věra Jourová announces she would submit a new proposal…