In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court upheld suspicionless drug testing for students engaged in any type of extracurricular activity.
Board of Ed. of Independent School Dist. No. 92 of Pottawatomie Cty. v. Earls, No. 01-332 (2002).
Supreme Court Upholds School Drug Tests, Washington Post, June 27, 2002.
Through its subsidiary news company, MSNBC, Microsoft has sketched the details of Palladium, an authentication system bundled with Digital Rights Management Controls. Details of the system are not fully known, however, the system appears to be a repackaged version of Hailstorm. As described by Microsoft, Palladium would make the company the gatekeeper for authentication and the use of digital content.
Why Intel loves Palladium, The Register, June 25, 2002.
The Big Secret: An exclusive first look at Microsoft's ambitious-and risky-plan to remake the personal computer to ensure security, privacy and intellectual property rights. Will you buy it?, MSNBC, July 1, 2002.
Digital Rights Management Operating System, Patent Number 6,330,670, December 11, 2001.
Loading and Identifying a Digital Rights Management operating system, Patent Number 6,327,652, December 4, 2001.
Popular Science Magazine has published a detailed account of consumer profiling focusing on individuals' daily activities. The article exposes the risks to privacy that we all encounter on a daily basis.
All Eyes Are On You, Popular Science Magazine, July 2002.
TechTV has published a "Top 10" list of police database abuses. They include using police data to influence elections, to stalk and harass women, and to plan a murder.
Top 10 List of Police Database Abuses, TechTV, June 11, 2002.
In a statewide referendum yesterday, North Dakota voters chose to reestablish opt-in privacy protections for financial information. A "No" vote on Constitutional Measure Two rejected an opt-out standard for financial privacy that was adopted after the same weak standard passed Congress in 1999. Banks in opposition to opt-in raised over $100,000 to defeat the measure.
N.D. voters say 'no' to bank bill, Bismarck Tribune, June 12, 2002.
Bank privacy measure fails, Grand Forks (AP), June 12, 2002.
North Dakota 2002 Primary Results, North Dakota Secretary of State.
Constitutional Measure Two (PDF), North Dakota Secretary of State.
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied the appeal of Trans Union to hear a case involving the sale of "tradelines," credit information that includes name, address, date of birth, telephone number, Social Security number, account type, opening date of account, credit limit, account status, and payment history. The Circuit Court had ruled that the company could not sell tradelines for marketing purposes because they constituted a credit report for purposes of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The Circuit Court also rejected Trans Union's claims that target marketing based on credit reports is protected by the First and Fifth Amendments.
Trans Union v. FTC, No. 01-1080 (US 2002).
Trans Union v. FTC, No. 00-1141 (D.C. Cir. 2001).
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