Apple and TSA Team Up to Create Digital ID for Air Travel
By Jesse Smith Apple is continuing to push forward with the digitization of all things by teaming up with the TSA to allow users to…
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Maryland and Montana Pass the Nation’s First Laws Restricting Law Enforcement Access to Genetic Genealogy Databases
By Jennifer Lynch Last week, Maryland and Montana passed laws requiring judicial authorization to search consumer DNA databases in criminal investigations. These are welcome and…
Ring Changed How Police Request Door Camera Footage: What it Means and Doesn’t Mean
By Matthew Guariglia Amazon Ring has announced that it will change the way police can request footage from millions of doorbell cameras in communities across…
Tiny Trackers Give Rise To The Age Of Digital Stalking
When Apple released it coin-sized AirTags, it proclaimed “a supereasy way to keep track of your stuff.” In reality, it now appears that your “stuff”…
Global Law Enforcement Convention Weakens Privacy & Human Rights
By Katitza Rodriguez and Tamir Israel The Council of Europe Cybercrime Committee’s (T-CY) recent decision to approve new international rules for law enforcement access to…
“Smart Toilet” Includes A.I. Tool Installed in Pipes to Take Pics and Send Directly to Doctors
By B.N. Frank According to a 2019 survey, 82% of Americans think that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more harmful than helpful. But what about when…
How Is This “Surveillance”?
Op-Ed by Karen Stewart FBI Fusion Centers claim they are “surveilling potential threats” to U.S. Homeland Security, so they need ever-increasing budgets and growth –…
TikTok Goes For A Biometric Grab Of 66 Million US Users
By Tyler Durden TikTok quietly rolled out its new US privacy policy earlier this week, allowing the Chinese company to automatically “collect biometric identifiers and biometric information” from…
It’s Far Too Easy For Abusers To Exploit Smart Toys And Trackers
By Saheli Datta Burton, UCL and Madeline Carr, UCL The wearable technology market is booming, with half a billion wearables sold globally in 2020. Apps…
King County Washington Bans Facial Recognition
By Michael Maharrey SEATTLE, Wash. (June 2, 2021) – On Tuesday, the Metropolitan King County Council unanimously passed an ordinance banning the use of facial…
The Vaccine Divide and Emerging Segregation Society
By Jesse Smith The push to get everyone to take a COVID-19 injection may be the greatest social engineering project the world has ever witnessed….
“So Sue Us”: Amazon Responds To 75,000 Customers Who Say Alexa Spied On Them
By Tyler Durden After receiving more than 75,000 individual complaints that its Alex-powered Echo devices were spying on them, Amazon has abandoned its policy that…
Make Way for the Snitch State: The All-Seeing Fourth Branch of Government
By John W. Whitehead “It is just when people are all engaged in snooping on themselves and one another that they become anesthetized to the…
Now Is Your Last Chance To Opt-Out Of Amazon Sidewalk
By Tyler Durden Amazon Sidewalk, the company’s new shared mesh network that helps devices like Amazon Echo devices, Ring Security Cams, outdoor lights, motion sensors,…