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Four NYPD police SUVs are parked in a row on a city street beside a building with tall columns and glass doors. A hanging flower basket is visible, and trees line the background near another building. The scene is calm, with no people present.

November 17, 2020

How the NYPD gets people’s personal data with no oversight

The NYPD has used tens of thousands of questionable subpoenas over the last decade to intimidate private companies into handing […]

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November 17, 2020

California ballot initiative passes, significantly altering the California Consumer Privacy Act

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) makes significant changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which was originally passed […]

Four orange charging cables with different connectors: Micro USB, Lightning, USB-C, and USB-A, are fanned out against a bright blue background. The cables have a braided texture, and each connector is encased in a shiny orange metallic shell.

November 12, 2020

European Data Protection Board Issues Schrems II Recommendations

Following the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (“CJEU”) decision in Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Ltd and […]

A Zoom video call interface showing two participants. The woman on the left has long dark hair and is smiling, wearing a floral top. The man on the right has short brown hair, a beard, and is smiling, wearing a light denim shirt. Both appear in office or home settings.

November 11, 2020

Zoom lied to users about end-to-end encryption for years, FTC says

Zoom has agreed to upgrade its security practices in a tentative settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which alleges that […]

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November 9, 2020

Police Are Tapping Into Ring Cameras to Expand Surveillance Network In Mississippi

The police department in Jackson, Mississippi is partnering with two companies to stream surveillance footage from Ring cameras in a […]

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November 7, 2020

Border officer provides device passwords to police

A Canadian border officer who dealt with Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver’s airport in the hours before her arrest said he […]

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November 6, 2020

DHS Authorities Are Buying Moment-By-Moment Geolocation Cellphone Data To Track People

The Department of Homeland Security is purchasing consumer cellphone data that allows authorities to track immigrants trying to cross the […]

November 5, 2020

California Voters Approve Reworking of Landmark Consumer Privacy Law

California voters have approved a ballot measure, Proposition 24, known as the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA). Referred […]

November 5, 2020

Portland, Maine Votes to Add Teeth to Ban on Facial Recognition

Voters in Portland, Maine passed a ballot initiative that strengthens the city’s ban on the use of facial recognition by […]

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October 31, 2020

Exploring Consumer Attitudes About Privacy

A new study, “Privacy Front and Center,” from Consumer Reports’ Digital Lab with support from Omidyar Network, found that American consumers are […]

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October 31, 2020

Illinois judge kicks Clearview AI lawsuit back to state court at plaintiffs’ request

A biometric privacy lawsuit against Clearview AI Inc is headed back to state court, where it was originally filed, after […]

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October 30, 2020

EU data transfer laws might destroy Transatlantic commerce

Data privacy decisions from Europe this summer may have a large impact Transatlantic commerce. In fact, if the U.S. and […]

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