Keeping Foreign Spyware Out Of U.S.-Made Drones Is Harder Than You Think
U.S. regulators have discovered it’s not enough to stop government agencies from buying Chinese-made drones – Chinese-made components may also be a source of malware.
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Biden Bans Investment in Chinese Firms Linked to Surveillance
The new order, which initially lists 59 Chinese firms, substantially expands an order issued in November by President Donald J. Trump.
Human rights groups call for an end to digital surveillance of immigrants
The Biden administration and the immigration agency tracks more than 96,000 immigrants, using tactics that ‘inhibit progress’.
U.S. Waged Secret Legal Battle to Obtain Emails of 4 Times Reporters
The push began in the Trump administration and continued under President Biden, and the Justice Department obtained a gag order to keep it from public view.
Europe to US: Pass new laws if you want a data-transfer deal
Věra Jourová says new rules are needed to limit the bulk collection of Europeans’ data.
More safeguards in revamped EU data transfer tools, EU justice chief says
The European Commission will on Friday adopt revamped data transfer tools with more legal and privacy safeguards to allow companies to transfer Europeans’ data securely around the world.
Europe demands answers after US-Danish spying claims
France, Germany and other European countries demanded answers Monday following reports the US spied on its allies using Danish underwater cables, as questions mounted over whether Denmark knew about the operation.
Google reportedly made it harder to find Android privacy setting
Google reportedly made it harder to find Android privacy settings and even pressured phone makers into hiding settings.
Colorado Privacy Act Passes Senate
The Colorado Senate unanimously passed the Colorado Privacy Act after amending the bill to add back many of the privacy protections previously.
Citizen crime-tracking app, funded by Peter Thiel, scraps plans for on-demand police force
The company tested out giving users the ability to summon their own personal police force. Last week it pulled the plug.
The EDPS opens investigations into data transfers of EU institutions
The EDPS launched two investigations regarding the use of cloud services provided by Amazon Web Services and Microsoft by European Union institutions, bodies and agencies, and the use of Microsoft Office 365 by the European Commission.
Microsoft EU Data Boundary dubbed ‘smoke and mirrors’
Data protection experts claim Microsoft’s decision to create an EU Data Boundary is a tacit admission that it routinely transfers and processes the personal data of European citizens outside the bloc.