Supreme Court Says You Can’t Sue the Corporation that Wrongly Marked You A Terrorist
By Cindy Cohn In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court late last week barred the courthouse door to thousands of people who were wrongly marked…
Privacy
More Reasons to NOT Trust Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) or Activity Trackers for Health Care
By B.N. Frank Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology operates using algorithms which can be lethally inaccurate and racially biased. Those reasons and more are why an…
Facebook Is STILL Tracking You Even After You Have Logged Off Unless You Have Opted Out Of This Feature
By B.N. Frank Facebook is notorious for privacy violations (see 1, 2, 3). Users have to take steps to stop the company from tracking them…
Decoding California’s New Digital Vaccine Records and Potential Dangers
By Alexis Hancock, Adam Schwartz, and Jon Callas The State of California recently released what it calls a “Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record.” It is part…
36 U.S. Cities to Get Everynet Internet of Things (IoT) Despite Warnings about Privacy, Security, and Other Risks
By B.N. Frank Warnings about 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) technology are nothing new (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Nevertheless, 36 U.S….
Smart Meters “quietly broadcasting data” That May Reveal What Infrastructure Was Protected During Texas Snowstorm
By B.N. Frank American opposition to utility “Smart” Meters – electric, gas, and water – has been ongoing due to safety and privacy concerns. Because…
The Overlapping Infrastructure of Urban Surveillance, and How to Fix It
By Matthew Guariglia Between the increasing capabilities of local and state police, the creep of federal law enforcement into domestic policing, the use of aerial…
License Plate Readers Are Ticketing Cars For Polluting The Air
By MassPrivateI Forget all the exaggerated claims public officials told you about CCTV cameras and public safety. Move over Vision Zero proponents, because there is a…
Businesses Can Offer Free WiFi via Facebook or Instagram. But Should Customers Feel Safe Using It?
By B.N. Frank Facebook continues to offer all kinds of services despite the company’s bad reputation for privacy violations and other shenanigans (see 1, 2,…
Kids’ Apps That Don’t Comply with Data Collecting Regulations Make Targeted Advertising Easy
By B.N. Frank Experts have been issuing warnings about kids’ excessive use of screens (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and social media since…
Your IoT Device is Likely Spying on You through Backdoor Security Flaws
Many people are used to trading privacy for convenience these days. After all, this is how those with nefarious agendas get people to adopt technology…
Theme Park Operator That Collected Customers’ Fingerprint Data to Pay $36M
By B.N. Frank Illinois has a state law that protects residents’ biometric information. Six years ago a federal lawsuit was filed against Facebook for violating…
Understanding Amazon Sidewalk
By Jon Callas Just before the long weekend at the end of May, Amazon announced the release of their Sidewalk mesh network. There are many…
A Long Overdue Reckoning For Online Proctoring Companies May Finally Be Here
EFF Legal Intern Haley Amster contributed to this post. Over the past year, the use of online proctoring apps has skyrocketed. But while companies have…