Court tosses lawsuit over Google Photos’ facial recognition
A Chicago judge has granted Google a motion dismissing a lawsuit accusing the company of violating Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy […]
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Bulk surveillance is always bad, say human rights groups
A band of human rights organisations have appealed against a top European court’s ruling on bulk surveillance, arguing that any […]
How Hackers Bypass Gmail 2FA at Scale
Hackers can bypass these protections, as we’ve seen with leaked NSA documents on how Russian hackers targeted US voting infrastructure […]
Privacy Law Showdown Between Congress and Tech Looms in 2019
This summer, California’s state legislature passed a groundbreaking bill that would give residents unprecedented control over their data. The law […]
GDPR’s impact was too soft in 2018, but next year will be different
One of the defining moments for tech in 2018 was on May 25, when the EU implemented its General Data […]
We’re all Just Starting to Realize the Power of Personal Data
American corporations are expected to have spent over $19 billion this year acquiring and analyzing consumer data from names and […]
Why the FTC is Taking a New Look at Facebook Privacy
After a yearlong string of news reports that have called Facebook’s data-sharing practices into question, federal regulators are taking a […]
Airport Surveillance Takes Off in a New, Dangerous Direction
In 2018, we learned that expanded biometric surveillance is coming to an airport near you. This includes face recognition, iris […]
Agreement on Proposal for Cybersecurity Act
The European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached an agreement earlier this month regarding […]
New FPF Study Documents More Than 150 European Companies Participating in the EU-US Data Transfer Mechanism
Week ago the European Commission published its second annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, finding that “the U.S. continues […]
Data Protection Regulation “to show its teeth” in 2019
As we move into 2019, it’s clear that firms globally will be doing more to catch up with the legislation […]
How one hacked laptop led to an entire network being compromised
A corporate laptop being used in a coffee shop at a weekend was enough to allow a sophisticated cybercrime group […]