Tag: privacy
ISPLA Year-End Report on 2011 Federal Legislative Issues
Investigative and Security Professionals for Legislative Action had great success at the federal level in 2011. Although a number of bills were introduced in the 112th Congress to amend federal surveillance laws, thus far, none have passed. Due to the rapid advances in technology Congress has attempted to address conflicts between technological innovation and privacy [...]
New Senate Data Security and Data Breach Bill Introduced
On July 28, Senators Tom Carper (D-DE.) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) reintroduced S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, to protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and account fraud. The bill would require entities such as financial establishments, retailers, and federal agencies to safeguard sensitive information, investigate security breaches and notify consumers when [...]
American Private Investigator May 2011 Podcast
The May 2011 podcast of The American Private Investigator with your host, Paul Jaeb, opens with the API News Update with show producer Mike McIntee. Peter Psarouthakis joins the news update to discuss potential outcomes of the recent revelation that smart phones can track users without their knowledge and social media’s effect on the private [...]
Data Accountability and Trust Act – ISPLA Breaking News
A long-awaited bill has finally been introduced by Rep. Bobby L. Rush [D-IL-1] relating to information brokers and security breaches. The 38-page HR 1707, the “Data Accountability and Trust Act” introduced May 4 pertains to information brokers and is cosponsored by Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX-1] and Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky [D-IL-9]. All three sponsors are [...]
ISPLA update- iPhone or iTrack
As a follow-up to ISPLA’s Hitting the Hill last week in DC regarding “Do Not Track” legislation, there seems to be no cessation of reported incidents which will tend to flame the legislative fires over privacy concerns. A press release from Rep. Edward J. Markey [D-MA-7] reveals one more issue which not only concerns Apple, [...]
March ISPLA News Brief
U.S. Department of Justice to consider asking Supreme Court to rule on GPS case Justice Department officials are presently determining whether they should ask the Supreme Court to consider a case involving the use of a GPS device to track a criminal. The matter stems from a U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit [...]
A Private Investigator’s Take on Social Media
I have been a personal user of Facebook for several years now. I confess, however, that until recently I have used a nom de guerre. I apologize to Facebook for violating its policy, but you see I had my reasons. During this anonymous phase of my Facebook existence, a colleague occasionally would ask when I [...]
ISPLA Update: Prohibition on the Use of Video Surveillance
ISPLA has been representing investigative and security professionals regarding a bill about which we previously issued an alert soon after its introduction on April 15. S. 3214, the Surreptitious Video Surveillance Act introduced by Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), if enacted, would amend Title III of the Omnibus Crime and Control Act of 1968 as amended [...]
ISPLA: FTC Could Become More Powerful, Not Good for Investigators
The Federal Trade Commission could become more powerful with a provision tucked in the financial reform bill H.R. 4173, the “Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009” that would expand its rule-making abilities, according to a Washington Post article of April 26, 2010. Consumer protection groups support such a result, which has recently [...]
