law enforcement

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June 15, 2021

Ring refuses to say how many users had video footage obtained by police

The doorbell camera maker received over 1,800 legal demands during 2020.

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May 11, 2021

Trump Justice Department seized journalists’ phone records

The action grew out of a leak investigation surrounding reporting on Russia’s role in the 2016 election.

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April 26, 2021

U.S. Department of Education Opens an Investigation into Pasco County’s Predictive Policing Program

The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into the data-sharing practices between Florida’s Pasco County sheriff’s office and school district.

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April 23, 2021

New Bill Would Ban Clearview and Warrantless Location Data Purchases

The sweeping bill has support from both Democrats and Republicans, and will address multiple forms of surveillance.

April 10, 2021

Your ‘smart home’ is watching – and possibly sharing your data with the police

Smart-home devices like thermostats and fridges may be too smart for comfort – especially in a country with few laws preventing the sale of digital data to third parties.

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April 5, 2021

UK may force Facebook services to allow backdoor police access

End-to-end encryption could be challenged with security agencies enabled to monitor user messages.

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March 29, 2021

ICE Investigators Use Private Database Covering Millions of Individuals to Pursue Immigration Violations

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have bought private data containing millions of individuals’ phone, water, electricity, and other utility records.

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March 12, 2021

UK to introduce new laws and a code of practice for police wanting to rifle through mobile phone messages

A new UK law will explicitly authorise the “voluntary” slurping of data from mobile phones of crime suspects and witnesses.

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March 1, 2021

Digidog, a Robotic Dog Used by the Police, Stirs Privacy Concerns

The New York Police Department has been testing Digidog, which it says can be deployed in dangerous situations and keep officers safer, but some fear it could become an aggressive surveillance tool.

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February 26, 2021

CJEU fines Spain €15 million for failure to implement Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ordered Spain to pay the European Commission 15.5 million euros and a potential daily fine thereafter for failing to transpose the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (Directive (EU) 2016/680).

February 17, 2021

Swedish Police unlawfully used facial recognition app, says Privacy Watchdog

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection finds that the Swedish Police Authority has processed personal data in breach of the Swedish Criminal Data Act when using Clearview AI to identify individuals.