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Nov 18, 2009
Cameras Everywhere
The WSJ has a good article up about surveillance cameras up on the streets of Chicago:
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The WSJ has a good article up about surveillance cameras up on the streets of Chicago:
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Oct 3, 2008
Biometric Privacy Rights
SB 2400 – Public Act 95-0994
Sponsored by Senator Link and Representative Ryg, Senate Bill 2400 established the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), which...
SB 2400 – Public Act 95-0994
Sponsored by Senator Link and Representative Ryg, Senate Bill 2400 established the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), which...
Aug 26, 2008
Genetic Information Privacy Act
SB 2399 – Public Act 95-0927
Sponsored by Senator Link and Representative Ryg, Senate Bill 2399 created the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act, which bars employers from...
SB 2399 – Public Act 95-0927
Sponsored by Senator Link and Representative Ryg, Senate Bill 2399 created the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act, which bars employers from...
Jul 15, 2008
Telco Lawsuit Co-Counsel: These Lawsuits Aren't Dead
EARLIER this month, the Senate Intelligence Committee and the White House agreed to allow the executive branch to conduct dragnet interceptions of the electronic communications of...
By Studs Terkel
EARLIER this month, the Senate Intelligence Committee and the White House agreed to allow the executive branch to conduct dragnet interceptions of the electronic communications of...
May 22, 2007
Repeal the Real ID Act
House Joint Resolution 27
Sponsored by Senator Hunter and Representative Yarboroug, House Joint Resolution 27, drafted by the ACLU of Illinois, calls on the President and...
House Joint Resolution 27
Sponsored by Senator Hunter and Representative Yarboroug, House Joint Resolution 27, drafted by the ACLU of Illinois, calls on the President and...