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Category Archives: Legislation

1 Sep

This week in public records – California – Washington – Mississippi

The California legislation, SB1666, hard fought by CALI, PICA and a dozen (only!) other organizations, slunk to defeat when the legislative session closed Thursday night, after the bill was moved to inactive status by one of the sponsors. SB1666 would...
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23 Jul

Legislative research reports: shortcuts to topical summaries of state laws

State legislative research offices answer legislators’ questions and provide bill analysis, generating topical reports. These reports can include summaries of state laws that otherwise would take a researcher hours to compile. In June 2006, the Connecticut Office of Legislative Research...
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7 Jul

This week in public records: Pennsylvania – New Mexico – Virgin Islands

Pennsylvania’s HB1746, which is now the law, makes law enforcement and criminal court records of a juvenile available to the public if the accused was over 14 years old at the time of the offense, and the crime would have...
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6 Jul

Gathering personal information is now a felony in Illinois

The most far reaching “identity theft” legislation, potentially criminalizing the act of information gathering, has been signed into law, codified in the Illinois criminal code as Public Act 094-1008. An exception is included for private investigators, who may still use...
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Criminal, Illinois, Legislation, Personal Data, States 1 Comment

2 Jul

So goes the country: outlawing investigative deception in California

The significant, far-reaching SB 1666, Personal Information: Obtaining Information, California legislation sponsored by Sen. Bowen, aims to make pretexting and subterfuge illegal, eliminating a research tool that can protect the privacy of the very people the bill claims to champion....
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26 Jun

State legislatures and bill tracking

This site lists the links to each state legislative Web site with a description and evaluation of the free bill tracking each state...
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21 Jun

House Hearing: Internet Data Brokers and Pretexting

Media outlets, stimulated by today’s U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing, Internet Data Brokers and Pretexting: Who Has Access to Your Private Records?, are announcing that law enforcement agencies acquire telephone call logs and telephone subscriber data from...
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26 May

Federal hearing on Data Brokers and Pretexting

The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will webcast its hearing, Internet Data Brokers and Pretexting: Who has Access to Your Private Records?, Wednesday, June 21, 2006, 10 AM Washington D.C....
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19 May

Federal legislation aims to prevent caller id spoofing

HR 5126, Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006, is in the first stages of consideration by Congress, referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. The sponsor, Joe Barton, launched his...
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Legislation, Telco 9 Comments

19 May

Maine cell phone customer records covered by new privacy legislation

Last week, the governor of Maine signed into law LD 2038, An Act To Protect the Privacy of Cellular Telephone Customers. The law specifically bans the unauthorized acquisition and sale of subscriber cell phone records. Read the press...
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