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December 29, 2020

Irish murderer appeals conviction on grounds of EU data law breach

Phone data helped clinch murder conviction for Graham Dwyer in 2015 but he may go free.

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December 22, 2020

Menstruation apps store excessive information

A study of five leading apps by Privacy International, a UK-based charity, found that companies held intimate information on users.

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December 22, 2020

Your Credit Score Should Be Based on Your Web History, IMF Says

IMF the researchers see the possibility of using the data from your browsing, search, and purchase history to create a more accurate credit rating.

A person holds a smartphone displaying a map app. The screen shows directions to "Mark's Butcher" with a location pin in an urban area. The business has four stars. Options to "Call" or get "Directions" are visible. A search bar and navigation icons can also be seen.

December 16, 2020

Sensitive Data Leak From Baidu Apps Allows Lifetime User Tracking According To Researchers

About 1.4 billion people worldwide were affected by the data leak from Baidu and other apps.

December 9, 2020

How an ICE Contractor Tracks Phones Around the World

New documents show how Venntel, which sells some of its location data to ICE, CBP, and the FBI, obtains the information from ordinary apps.

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December 7, 2020

ICE Is Trying To Force BuzzFeed News To Divulge Its Sources

Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigators issued a subpoena demanding BuzzFeed News identify its sources.

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December 7, 2020

Researchers Explore Privacy Techniques to Protect Against Re-Identification of Genomic Information

A recent study discusses how DNA information from a cup of coffee or postage stamp can be extracted and how to protect genomic information against re-identification.

December 2, 2020

CBP proposes to require mug shots of all non-US citizen travelers

CBP issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that wouldn’t apply to US citizens, but would require all non-US citizens, including permanent US […]

November 25, 2020

IRS Could Search Warrantless Location Database Over 10,000 Times

The IRS was able to query a database of location data quietly harvested from ordinary smartphone apps over 10,000 times, […]

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November 20, 2020

DHS Plans to Start Collecting Eye Scans and DNA

US Department of Homeland Security is planning to collect unprecedented levels of biometric information from immigration applicants and their sponsors […]