How Washington state lawmakers plan to regulate data privacy and facial recognition
Washington state legislators will push for new regulations governing data privacy and facial recognition next year. The new legislation builds […]
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Senate Democrats unveil priorities for federal privacy bill
A group of top Democratic senators from four key committees on Monday unveiled their priorities for the nation’s first comprehensive […]
Interpol: Strong encryption helps online predators. Build backdoors
Multinational police agency Interpol is due to say that tech companies deploying strong encryption helps paedophiles – unless they build […]
Facebook, Google Fund Nonprofits Shaping Federal Privacy Debate
Few companies have more riding on proposed privacy legislation than Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc. To try to steer […]
Consumer Data Privacy Rights: Emerging Tech Blurs Lines
Data privacy is a fundamental right for Americans – but new emerging technologies like drone, IoT and facial recognition are […]
IBM calls for regulation on facial recognition tech instead of bans
IBM wants the US government to regulate facial recognition technology, instead of banning it outright. “Precision regulation” can restrict potentially […]
The Senate’s secret algorithms bill doesn’t actually fight secret algorithms
In the case of the Filter Bubble Transparency Act, it’s not just spin; it’s an example of how badly defined […]
Legislation Would Force Google and Rivals to Disclose Search Algorithms
Senate lawmakers are teeing up a bill that would require search engines to disclose the algorithms they apply in ranking […]
Regulating Facial Recognition Tech – Where Are We Now?
While there are clearly now multiple efforts to curtail the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in the public realm, […]
EU Council releases revised draft ePrivacy Regulation
On 30 October, 2019, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union released revised text of the proposed ePrivacy […]
Finland eyes ePrivacy agreement before year’s end
The Presidency of the EU Council is expected to propose yet another iteration of the ePrivacy text for the next […]
Senators introduce bill to let users take their data between social networks
Three prominent tech critics in the Senate will introduce new legislation Tuesday requiring social media giants to give consumers ways […]