FBI used facial recognition to identify a Capitol rioter from Instagram posts
Facial recognition is helping the feds track down Capitol suspects
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The Postal Service is running a running a ‘covert operations program’ that monitors Americans’ social media posts
The law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service has been quietly running a program that tracks and collects Americans’ social media posts, including those about planned protests.
Wyden proposes banning sale of personal data to ‘unfriendly’ governments
The proposal would treat Americans’ personal data with the same caution as powerful weaponry, using export-control laws to block its sale to countries marked as potential security threats.
House fails to pass WPA but bill ‘remains alive’
The Washington state House of Representatives failed to advance the Washington Privacy Act Sunday, its last day to pass the bill this session, but its fate is not yet set in stone.
Surveillance exposes limits of transatlantic AI collaboration
European lawmakers say company’s surveillance practices ‘poses an issue’ for joint approach to artificial intelligence.
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.
After A Major Hack, U.S. Looks To Fix A Cyber ‘Blind Spot’
By law, the government can’t monitor domestic Internet traffic. Hackers suspected of being Russian exploited this blind spot by disguising their origins and working through unwitting U.S. companies.
Platforms, not regulators, are driving data privacy enforcement
Unlike GDPR or CCPA, the moves Google and Apple are about to make will cause immediate shockwaves the day they are implemented.
Army Wants to Automate Base Access With Facial Recognition
The proposed system uses a reliable form of facial biometric identification but would need to control for variables like weather and low light.
Privacy Oversight Board Releases Report on EO 12333
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board released its report on Executive Order 12333, which provides broad legal authority for data collection.
Software vendors would have to disclose breaches to U.S. government users under new order
A planned Biden administration executive order will require many software vendors to notify their federal government customers when the companies have a cybersecurity breach.
Google Hit With Privacy Suit Over Real-Time Bidding
Google’s real-time bidding system violates users’ privacy by disseminating their personal data with “thousands” of outside companies, two web users allege in a new lawsuit against the company.