Specter May Seek Wiretapping Law Update
Senate Judiciary Crime and Drugs Subcommittee Chairman Arlen Specter, D-Pa., Monday suggested he might push for revisions to federal wiretapping laws to prevent secret video surveillance, CongressDaily reported.
Specter made the remarks at a field hearing in Philadelphia that was prompted by allegations from a Pennsylvania family that school administrators monitored their son by using a secret webcam embedded in a school-issued laptop.
The family filed suit against the Lower Merion School District in February, contending that the school's secret monitoring came to light when the student was reprimanded for actions caught on camera in his own home. The case has become a national controversy and a rallying point for online privacy advocates. To read more, click here. (Subscription required)
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