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  • COURT GIGLIOTTI CASE: DNA found on underwear of accused, expert witness testifies

    Jan 31 -- By TONY RICCIUTO Niagara Falls Review A pair of boxer shorts seized by police from a Niagara Falls businessman who is charged with sexual assault and extortion was found to contain DNA from the female complainant, a court was told Tuesday. Niagara Falls Review

  • U.S. v. TAYLOR

    Jan 31 -- Taylor contends that the district court erred in allowing the government's expert witness to testify when the expert witness did not provide his report until the first day of trial. Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16(a)(1)(G) requires that, ... Leagle.com

  • Witness in Tesi trial questions police officer's version of events

    Jan 31 -- By Steve Norder FORT WORTH -- An expert witness called by the defense testified Monday that a shootout between defendant John Michael Tesi and Colleyville police officer John Fossett could not have happened the way Fossett described it last week. Fort Worth Star Telegram

  • National Center for Audio and Video Forensics Announces New Certifications

    Jan 30 -- The National Center for Audio and Video Forensics (NCAVF) is pleased to announce that the creator of NCAVF, David Notowitz, has been appointed to the Expert Witness Panel by the Los Angeles Superior Court and approved by the California State Bar as an ... San Francisco Chronicle

  • Expert testimony can be expensive

    Jan 29 -- “But I'm presented with certain cases where I absolutely need an expert witness. Without that expert witness, my case would be jeopardized.” As an example, Brinegar said he currently is working with an expert witness to provide an opinion on relevant ... Danville Commercial News

  • Financial expert's background questioned

    Jan 27 -- "I'm an expert witness in financial fraud cases and I'm usually on the side of claimants," said Grosnoff. "I like to get the bad guys off the street." The latest invitation Grosnoff received was from the Wealth Strategies Advisory Group, ... KPHO Phoenix

  • State's witness says white voters made difference in Davis' 2008 election

    Jan 27 -- By Maria Recio Editor's note: This report has been corrected to reflect that John Alford, an expert witness for Texas in its redistricting case, believes that the Legislature-approved Texas Senate map was not drawn to reduce minority voting strength ... Fort Worth Star Telegram

Clipped from Google -- Feb 2012
Swiss: IP Addresses Are Personal Information
Oct 2 2010 -- Switzerland's highest court has ruled that Internet Protocol (IP) addresses are personal information under the country’s data protection laws, expanding the coverage of privacy law in the country.
Mexican Data Protection Law Goes Into Effect
Jul 16 2010 -- A sweeping new data protection law in Mexico went into effect earlier this month, drastically expanding the powers of Mexico's data protection authority, which has now been renamed the "Federal Institute of Access to Information and Data Protecti
US regulators release model privacy notice form bulder
May 4 2010 -- Eight US federal regulatory agencies have released an Online Form Builder to help financial institutions satisfy the disclosure requirements established by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, making it easier for those institutions to obtain a legal Safe Harbor
EU: Israel provides "adequate" data protection
Jan 14 2010 -- The EU Article 29 Data Protection Working Party has published an opinion finding that Israel provides an "adequate" level of data protection under the EU Data Protection Directive. If the EU adopts the recommendation, Israel would join a select group.
US Supreme Court to rule on workplace privacy of texting
Dec 15 2009 -- After learning that their text messages, some of them sexually explicit, had been read by their superior, three police officers sued, even though they were using pagers issued by their department and were warned the city reserved the right to monitor.
French employers can read files on company-issued computers
Dec 9 2009 -- Employers are entitled to access data on company-issued computers unless the employee has clearly marked the files as personal, the French Supreme Court has ruled. Otherwise, files were presumed to be work-related, and employers are entitled to access.
FTC proposes settlement of six Safe Harbor enforcements
Oct 8 2009 -- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announed proposed settlements with six firms charged for violations under the US/EU Safe Harbor Program. The firms were alleged to have allowed their certifications to lapse but to have continued representing
New guidelines in French personal data transfers to U.S
Aug 26 2009 -- The French Data Protection Authority has issued guidelines regarding personal data transfers for U.S. discovery proceedings, apparently the result of a recent increase in the volume of requests made to French-based companies involved in U.S. litigation. -- LawWire
India's encryption laws put a spanner in the works
Jul 9 2008 -- Disallowing the electronic transfer of encrypted data from firms unless the encryption key is provided to the Indian government is creating headaches for many, like the British High Commission which cannot comply because it would violate British laws -- IndiaTimes
Rhode Island exempts computer forensices from PI laws
Jul 8 2008 -- Unlike many US states, Rhode Island now specifically exempts computer forensics experts from its laws regulating private investigators. Some states have tried to fit these experts under their PI laws, while others have simply left the issue unsettled.

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