The Spatial Law and Policy Update (May 9, 2012)

Privacy

Powerful surveillance cameras read texts (Stuff)

Protection of personal data (European Court of Human Rights)

How "Privacy Correctness" Is Leading Us Dangerously Astray (Lauren Weinstein's Blog)

Law Enforcement/National Security

DOJ official: Warrant requirement for location data 'cripples' law enforcement (msnbc)

Hezbollah spotted building new bases (The Daily Star)

DHS' license plate tracker program quietly expands nationwide (Privacy SOS)

‘Illegal geographic surveying in China on the rise’ (Geospatial World)

GPS Tracking System Demanded After Pedophile Attacks (Field Logix)

Passing the buck on location tracking (Politico)

I spy, with my big eye (The Economist)

Intellectual Property Rights

India Orders Blackout of Vimeo, The Pirate Bay and More (TorrentFreak)

Intelligent Transportation Systems

New publication: A guide to open transportation data (NYU Wagner)

Crowdsourcing

Occupy maps the skies over May Day protests with DIY balloon cameras (The Verge)

Remotes Sensing

Our View of Earth From Space Is in Danger (Wired)

WPost Wants Earth Observation Satellites to Get More Political Attention (Space Policy Online)

UAVs

Orwells and Oppenheimers: Drone Opponents’ Marriage of Convenience (Gunpowder and Lead)

Miscellaneous

The Incident Map Symbology Story (NAPSG Foundation)

United Nations Five to Ten Year Vision on Geospatial Information Management (GPS World)

RFID Is the Ticket at Washington Nationals' Park (RFiD Journal)

Progressive Sues Hartford, State Farm Over Auto Coverage (Bloomberg Business Week)

Congressional Research Service Update to Federal GIS Report (Geodata Policy)