Zoom is under privacy scrutiny from the NY Attorney General
The NY attorney general’s office sent a letter to Zoom asking what security measures the company has put in place […]
US
Justice Department audit finds widespread flaws in FBI surveillance applications
A Justice Department audit of the FBI’s use of secret surveillance warrants has found widespread problems with the law enforcement […]
Lawmakers Leave Washington Without Renewing Expired Surveillance Powers
House lawmakers left town Friday after passing a roughly $2 trillion dollar coronavirus relief package without voting to renew a […]
Facial Recognition to Check Pedestrians at Texas Border Crossing
U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Texas announced that it will begin monitoring pedestrian traffic through the Brownsville Port of […]
USA: Senator introduces comprehensive federal data privacy bill
U.S. Senator, Jerry Moran, announced, on 12 March 2020, that he had introduced a bill for the Consumer Data Privacy […]
Survey Reveals Leading Corporate Data Privacy Risks, Priorities and Change Initiatives
FTI Consulting announces findings from its study of data privacy trends, which indicated a sense of constant change and regulatory […]
Proposed US law is “Trojan horse” to stop online encryption, critics say
Child-exploitation bill could dissuade companies from using end-to-end encryption. Two Republicans and two Democrats in the US Senate have proposed […]
Clearview AI facial recognition app maker sued by Vermont
The complaint alleges that the facial recognition company’s scraping of images for its database violates state privacy laws. Vermont’s complaint […]
ACLU sues US government over its use of facial recognition at airports
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the US government over its failure to reveal details about the use of […]
Washington state approves stronger facial recognition regulations
Washington officials have approved a set of stronger facial recognition regulations for the state. Under the bill, facial recognition technologies […]
Washington Privacy Act fails for second time
Washington Privacy Act would have given Washington residents the right to access, correct or delete data collected on them by […]
House passes key surveillance bill with deadline looming
The House on Wednesday passed legislation to reauthorize a key intelligence surveillance bill after weeks of back-and-forth tussling between members […]