IBM ends all facial recognition business
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna announced that the company would no longer sell facial recognition services, calling for a “national dialogue” […]
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Police body cameras at protests raise privacy concerns
They were supposed to add accountability to the police. But critics say they’re backfiring and could cause a chilling effect […]
Japan enacts Act on the Protection of Personal Information
On June 5, the law amending the Act on the Protection of Personal Information was enacted. After the Cabinet order […]
A Landmark Ruling in Brazil: Paving the Way for Considering Data Protection as an Autonomous Fundamental Right
A historic ruling of the Brazilian Supreme Court from May 07, 2020 describes the right to data protection as an […]
Israel Steps Back From Law Involving Secret Service in COVID-19 Tracing
Following widespread protest by the Israeli privacy community and the population at large, a decision by the Israeli Supreme Court […]
California AG Won’t Delay CCPA Enforcement, but May Exercise Prosecutorial Discretion
California’s Attorney General won’t delay enforcement of key provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act, but will use prosecutorial discretion […]
Facial recognition bill falls flat in California legislature
A state Assembly committee stopped a bill allowing companies and government agencies to use the controversial surveillance technology without consent. […]
Zoom to exclude free calls from end-to-end encryption to allow FBI cooperation
Zoom, the popular video conferencing platform, has announced it will provide end-to-end encryption after facing a litany of privacy and […]
Assembly leader says state legislature will repeal police privacy law
For almost half a century, Section 50-A of a New York state law sealed personnel information about police officers, firefighters […]
Privacy browser Brave under fire for violating users’ trust
The Chromium-based browser, Brave has been profiting from redirect links to affiliate crypto companies. Unlike the “opt-in” principle by which […]
Twitter and Reddit challenges requirement for US visa applicants to declare their online handles
Twitter, Reddit, and the Internet Association filed a legal brief in support of a challenge to the US State Department’s […]
Warrant needed to search locked phones, US court rules
Thanks to the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution and all the case law built upon it, police generally need […]