Erica Peterson broke: Despite the fact that West Virginia’s population is about 95 percent white, a recent study by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services found that minority drivers in West Virginia are 1.5 times more likely to be stopped by police than white drivers. And once those drivers are stopped, minority drivers are…
Month: April 2010
Contents of Canada’s secret no-fly list exposed
Colin Freeze reports: For the first time Canadians are getting a peek into the top-secret binders containing various versions of the country’s no-fly list, thanks to an intelligence analyst who allegedly went AWOL and took the manual with her. The details – including references to “data sheets” kept on potential terrorists and “emergency directions” to…
Observations on the Dept. of Commerce’s Privacy Inquiry
David Navetta comments: Earlier in the week, I referenced the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Notice of Inquiry concerning “Information Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy” (the “Inquiry”). I have now had a chance to review the document in more detail and believe that this Inquiry and the report that it generates has the potential…
Belgium bans wearing of Islamic burqa in public, France set to follow
Belgium became Europe’s first country to vote for a ban on the full Islamic veil or burqa, sparking dismay today among Muslims and warnings of a dangerous precedent with France set to follow suit. The bill, which also drew fire from human rights group Amnesty International, will not enter force for weeks and may have…