Spatial Law and Policy

Why Location Matters: The Legal and Policy Issues Associated with Location

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Spatial Law and Policy Update (November 16, 2010)

Made available by the Centre for Spatial Law and Policy

Privacy
Obama Administration Considering Privacy Agency
Stage Set for Showdown on Online Privacy
Department Reconsiders Publication of Payments
Whatch Where You Are Going
Plan To Tag New Babies Causes Outcry
European Commission Issues Proposal for Significant Changes to Privacy Policies
Location based services - privacy laws
Privacy Concerns Loom Large Over Location Based Services
FCC Probes Google's Street View Collection Practices
Watchdog Planned for Online Privacy

Spatial Data Infrastructure
White House Issues OMB-Circular A-16 Supplemental Guidance

Law Enforcement/National Security
Texas Cellphone Tracking Opinion
Dazzling New Weapons Requires New Rules for War

Smart Grid
Smart Meters Draw Complaints of Innaccuracy

Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing Surveillance

Miscellaneous
GPS data used to fire employees for "loafing"
Workers' rights extend to Facebook Labor Says
ESRI Iphone App Helps Determining Medical Place History
Finding a lost family with Google Earth
Netezza settles over alleged software hack
Russians develop DUI camera
What Is Driving The Need for Real-Time Geodata and What Are the Implications

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Kevin is a lawyer that has been focused on the legal and policy issues associated with the collection, use, storage, and distribution of location and other types of geoinformation since 2006. These issues cut across legal disciplines (privacy, licensing, intellectual property rights, liability, national security, open data) and technology platforms (UAVs, satellites,smart phones, wearables, internet of things, smart cities, intelligent transportation systems). He is also the founder the Executive Director of the Centre for Spatial Law and Policy, He writes and speaks extensively around the the world on spatial law and technology. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Open Geospatial Consortium and the National Geospatial Advisory Committee. Prior to attending law school, Kevin served as a satellite imagery analyst. In that capacity he helped to develop imagery collection strategies to monitor arms control agreements. He also served as the special assistant to the U.S. government official responsible for developing the intelligence community's satellite imagery collection and exploitation requirements.
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