Spatial Law and Policy Update (September 14, 2011)

Raising Awareness of Where Geospatial Technology Is Taking the Law

Privacy

Facebook appoints director of privacy (AFP)

Symantec questions political will on data breach laws (iTWire)

Blumenthal Bill Bumps Up Big Fines for Data Thefts and Security Breaches (Information Law Group)

Cruel World Laughs at naked Floridian Woman Caught by Google Street View Cameras (Forbes)

Microsoft refutes Windows Phone Tracking Claim (Geospatial World)

GPS

Lightsquared vs. GPS (Spar Point Group)

Telecom and information chief plans new tests of LightSquared (The Hill)

GPS interference puts wireless startup in jeopardy with lawmakers, regulators (The Hill)

Letter from Japan GPS Council to FCC regarding LightSquared Application Request

Full committee hearing - Impacts of the LightSquared Network (Committee on Science, Space, and Technology)

Ordnance Survey and Mountaineers monitor GPS-4G debate (BBC News)

Law Enforcement

Judges Cite Orwell in  Opinions on GPS Tracking of Suspects; Issue Goes to Supreme Court (ABA Journal)

Court Case Asks if "Big Brother" is Spelled GPS (The New York Times)

Data Quality

How to Verify Social Media Content: Some Tips and Tricks on Information Forensics (iRevolution)

Remote Sensing

Tracking Genocide by Remote Sensing (iRevolution)

Proliferating Surveillance Satellites (EARSC)

Drones

Scientists build WiFi hunter-killer drone and call it SkyNET...Viene Tormenta! (engadget)


Crowdsourcing

Liability of Citizen-Generated Information for Disaster Management (Geodata Policy)

Know Your Rights: Photographers (ACLU)


Miscellaneous

28% of American adults use mobile and social location-based services (Mapcite)

Lawsuits highlight smartphone ecosystem's prosperity (The Guardian)

Researchers Use Cell Phones to Track Disasters (Mobiledia)