Archive for February 19th, 2006

LSAT Fingerprinting Tests the Limits of Privacy Law

My weekly Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) examines the growing controversy over the mandatory fingerprinting of students taking the LSAT.  There has been swift reaction to the thumb-printing story, with the federal, British Columbia, and Alberta Privacy Commissioners joining forces in a combined privacy investigation.  Moreover, the Canadian Council of Law Deans, which represents law schools across the country, has expressed concern over the practice, acknowledging that the data could be subject to a USA Patriot Act request.  The Council raised questions about whether the practice might violate federal and provincial privacy statutes.

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LSAT Fingerprinting Tests The Limits of Privacy Law

Appeared in the Toronto Star on February 20, 2006 as Fingerprinting Reveals U.S. Patriot Act’s Long Reach While law schools may differ, thousands of law students (and prospective law students) share at least one common experience – the Law School Aptitude Test.  The LSAT is a standardized test used by […]

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