Fabric That Can “hear” Your Heartbeat Developed by MIT Scientists
By Study Finds Fabric that can “hear” one’s heartbeat via high-tech fibers has been developed by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The tech…
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Hundreds of Florida Police Departments Participate in a Statewide Facial Recognition Program
By B.N. Frank Despite increasing worldwide opposition to facial recognition technology, significant risks associated with it, and lawsuits filed against its use (see 1, 2,…
Big Banker Brother: Deutsche Bank Eavesdropping On Employees With Surveillance App
By Tyler Durden After a series of scandals – including 1MDB, fired managers who expensed strip club receipts or texted colleagues pictures of S&M sessions,…
Covid Surveillance Tech Remains Open to Exploitation
By Ken Macon Governments and private companies can still abuse all of the data they collected in the name of Covid. During the pandemic, governments…
Tracking Tool on American Hospitals’ Websites Collecting Patients’ Health Information, Sending it to Facebook
By B.N. Frank Collecting individuals’ personal data (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), images (see 1, 2, 3, 4), and…
Signed as Law: Arizona Prohibits Warrantless Access to Prescription Databases
By Michael Maharrey Last week, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill into law that will require state and federal law enforcement officers to get…
New Study: Tech Companies Collect Data on Kids via Popular Game and Educational Apps, Send it to Advertisers
By B.N. Frank Collecting individuals’ personal data (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), images (see 1, 2, 3, 4), and…
Signed as Law: Colorado Limits Government Use of Facial Recognition
By Mike Maharrey Last week, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill that places some limits on the use of facial recognition technology. The new…
How the Federal Government Buys Our Cell Phone Location Data
By Bennett Cyphers Over the past few years, data brokers and federal military, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies have formed a vast, secretive partnership to…
Digital ID Companies Thrived During the Pandemic. Only Now Are Their Privacy Claims Being Challenged.
By Didi Rankovic One of the pandemic “winners” – a member of a large group of companies that appeared and grew exponentially to serve the…
Company Broke Law; Misled App Users Who “had their movements tracked and recorded every few minutes of every day”
By B.N. Frank Collecting individuals’ personal data (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), images (see 1, 2, 3, 4), and…
San Francisco Police Nailed for Violating Public Records Laws Regarding Face Recognition and Fusion Center Documents
By Dave Maas By unanimous vote, San Francisco’s public records appeals body ruled last night that the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) violated state and…
Lawsuits Increase Against Companies that Collect “Voiceprints” (Amazon, American Airlines, Google, McDonald’s)
By B.N. Frank Collecting individuals’ personal data (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), images (see 1, 2, 3, 4),…
Community Activists Reach Settlement With Marin County Sheriff for Unlawfully Sharing Drivers’ Locations with Out-Of-State and Federal Agencies
By EFF SAN FRANCISCO — Community activists in Northern California today announced a settlement in their lawsuit against the County of Marin and Marin County…