Debate on surveillance and privacy heats up as US protests rage
Chaotic demonstrations over race and policing that swept through the United States over the past week have fuelled a debate […]
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Lawmakers to unveil bipartisan privacy bill to regulate contact-tracing apps
Senate lawmakers plan to unveil a bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate contact-tracing and exposure-notification apps, seeking to ensure […]
A key part of surveillance reform is now in jeopardy.
Seven years after the Snowden revelations, there’s a real chance for changes that will bolster oversight and provide some much-needed […]
ACLU sues Clearview AI over alleged privacy violations
The ACLU has sued Clearview AI for allegedly violating Illinois privacy law through its face recognition-based surveillance technology. The lawsuit […]
Equifax agrees to spend over $30 million to settle claims over 2017 data breach
Equifax has agreed to a proposed class action settlement with financial institutions over its 2017 data breach that affected roughly […]
Two Bills Introduced to Restrict Microtargeting of Political Ads
Members of Congress have introduced two bills to restrict the microtargeting of online political advertisements. The Banning Microtargeted Political Ads […]
California Privacy Compliance Obligations May Soon Change Under CPRA Ballot Initiative
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is progressing through California’s elections process for inclusion on the November 2020 ballot. Businesses […]
Democrats introduce bill to protect data collected in coronavirus pandemic
Democratic lawmakers from both chambers yesterday introduced legislation to place limits on how tech companies and public health agencies use […]
Questions remain over whether data collected by Covidsafe app could be accessed by US law enforcement
The federal government has reassured the public that Covidsafe data held by Amazon will not be able to be accessed […]
Google’s Coronavirus Test Sites May Be Scooping Up People’s Sensitive Information
In the two months since Verily rolled out the testing sites in California, advocates and lawmakers have been warning the […]
Washington, D.C. Adds Security Requirements in New Data Breach Notification Law
Washington, D.C. amended its data breach notification law (D.C. Act 23-268) on March 26, 2020, expanding the definition of personal […]
Zoom Agrees to Step Up Security After New York Probe
New York state’s top prosecutor announces that the company Zoom would improve security measures, after flaws were detected as the […]