Anti-SOPA Forces Have ISP Snooping Bill in Their Cross-Hairs-Yep, It's Lamar Smith at it, AGAIN! - CNET News

I'm am flummoxed. this Senator from Texas DOES seem to be focused (?). He's determined to be able to use the Internet as the Governments Snooping Device.

Federal Jury Says Cops Can't Arrest People for Recording Police Encounters - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine

Last week a federal jury in Oregon awarded damages to an environmental activist who sued the city of Eugene after a police officer seized his video camera and arrested him for wiretapping.

EU probes new Google privacy policy

The European Union's data protection authorities have asked Google to delay the rollout of its new privacy policy until they have verified that it doesn't break the bloc's data protection laws.

Virginia State Senator Howell Attaches Rectal Exam Requirement for ED Medication To Anti-Abortion Bill

State Senator Janet Howell, a Democrat from Fairfax (VA), attached an amendment that would require all men to have a rectal exam and a cardiac stress test before obtaining a prescription for erectile dysfunction medication to a bill that requires women to undergo an ultrasound  …

Cops allowed to film on Reeperbahn - The Local

Germany’s Federal Administrative Court ruled Wednesday that police can film on Hamburg’s Reeperbahn red light district for crime prevention purposes, ending a legal dispute closely watched by privacy advocates.