“Oops”: Fired Facebook Employees Took Bribes To Hijack User Accounts
By Tyler Durden Facebook parent Meta has fired or disciplined over two dozen employees and contractors over the last year who have been accused of…
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against State Health Dept for Secretly Installing Google Covid Tracing App on Phones
By B.N. Frank Earlier this week, Google settled its “Location History” lawsuit with 40 states’ attorneys general. Today the company is being sued for more…
Top 10 “Most Future-Ready Cities” in North America “more likely to use data effectively” and “invest more in digital technology”
By B.N. Frank A marketing and research group claims to have identified North America’s Top 10 “Most Future-Ready Cities”. The creators of this “Top 10”…
Google Privacy Lawsuit Settlement with 40 States “works out to about 12 hours of revenue”
By B.N. Frank Despite lawsuits, opposition, and risks, data collection and/or sharing doesn’t seem to be slowing down in the U.S. (see 1, 2, 3,…
Tech Industry Groups Oppose Child Privacy Law that Stops 8 Common Data Collection Practices
By B.N. Frank Despite opposition and warnings, data collection and/or sharing is big business in the U.S. (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,…
EFF Files Amicus Brief Challenging Orange County, CA’s Controversial DNA Collection Program
By Jennifer Lynch, Saira Hussain, and Andrew Crocker Should the government be allowed to collect your DNA—and retain it indefinitely—if you’re arrested for a low-level…
Montana Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment to Treat Electronic Data as “Persons, Houses, Papers and Possessions”
By Michael Maharrey Montana voters overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment that elevates the privacy of a person’s electronic communications and data to the same…
The Filter Mandate Bill Is a Privacy and Security Mess
By Katharine Trendacosta and Erica Portnoy Among its many other problems, the Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies Copyright Act would mandate a slew of…
US State Dept. Giving Passport Application Data to Law Enforcement and Intelligence
By Jana Winter The State Department is giving law enforcement and intelligence agencies unrestricted access to the personal data of more than 145 million Americans,…
Unions Oppose Smartwatch App; “Besides the tracking and the invasion of somebody’s privacy, there is this real safety and health issue”
By B.N. Frank Research continues to determine that smartwatch apps do NOT always provide accurate information on wearers. Additionally, research has already determined that exposure…
Scotland Wants Feedback on its Digital ID Plans
By Ken Macon The Scottish government said it has launched a digital identity public engagement project. In a blog post, communications manager Joseph Walton said…
UK Report: Police Use Of Live Facial Recognition Unlawful And Unethical
In the beginning, facial recognition technology was embraced as a tool to promote safety and security; in the end, it has provided neither and civil…
Dutch Finance Minister Proposes Increased Financial Surveillance
By Ken Macon Dutch minister of finance Sigrid Kaag is pushing for the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the Netherlands and…
Prime Minister Encourages Rollout of 5G and Other Smart Tech to Improve Surveillance
By B.N. Frank Opposition to 5G is worldwide and this has limited, slowed, and/or stopped deployment in various locations. Since 2017 doctors and scientists have…