More US states are on track to pass data privacy laws in 2021
U.S. states are slowly embracing policies to ensure that digital companies protect their users—or at least introduce more transparency.
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People file lawsuits to test boundaries of California’s privacy law
The California Consumer Privacy Act has been notoriously ambiguous, so people have turned to the courts for clarity.
Investigation Finds Facebook Did Little to Prevent Apps from Sharing Sensitive User Data
Governor Cuomo accepted a New York State Department of Financial Services report detailing the findings of an investigation into the transmission of sensitive user data by application and website designers to Facebook.
Big Data Is Booming in the U.S., but Other Countries Are Making the Rules
Lawmakers and regulators in some of the world’s largest countries are ramping up enforcement of privacy laws, revising statutes or debating new rules.
New EFF Report Shows Cops Used Ring Cameras to Monitor Black Lives Matter Protests
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) sent at least one request—and likely many more—for Amazon Ring camera video of last summer’s Black-led protests against police violence.
Florida water treatment facility hack used a dormant remote access software
A hacker who last week tried to poison a Florida city’s water supply used a remote access software platform that had been dormant for months.
Minneapolis prohibits use of facial recognition software by its police department
The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously on Friday to approve an ordinance banning the use of facial recognition software by its police department and other city agencies
1st Circuit Upholds Border Searches of Phones and Laptops
The ruling says customs officials can rummage through highly personal information even absent any reason to think their owner did something wrong.
The CBP Used COVID As An Excuse To Install Facial Recognition At 76 Airports
A recent DHS report titled the “CBP Trade and Travel Report” reads like an instruction manual on how to exploit the public’s fear of COVID.
Hackers tried to poison Oldsmar’s water supply
Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said the attacker tried to raise levels of sodium hydroxide, also known as lye, by a factor of more than 100.
45% of Americans have had their personal information exposed in a data breach
Over 4,500 data breaches have been made public since 2005, and 45% of Americans have had their personal information exposed in a data breach in the last five years.
Virginia Set to Become Second US State to Pass a Comprehensive Privacy Law
Virginia Senate passed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act on February 3.