WASHINGTON The amount and types of business records available to U.S. investigators has dramatically expanded in recent years under terms of the Patriot Act, resulting in the FBI’s pursuit of a “broadening scope” of materials, an internal Justice Department review found Thursday. The report by the Justice Department’s inspector general, the third in a series […]
Florida Could Limit Access To Police Camera Videos – CBS 12 News
Florida could place limits on who can access police officer body camera videos under a bill passed by the Florida Senate. The Senate voted 36-2 for the bill that would keep confidential police videos that are shot inside a house, a health care facility or any place that a “reasonable person would expect to be […]
Public has right to know what government agencies are doing – Victoria Advocate
With the 10th anniversary of Sunshine Week, a couple of themes become apparent in a review of pending state legislation affecting the public’s right to know. First, the rush to equip police officers with body cameras throws new light on the long-running tension between privacy rights and public-access rights. Current Oklahoma law, for example, makes […]
