How Photos of Your Kids Are Powering Surveillance Technology
One day in 2005, a mother in Evanston, Ill., joined Flickr. She uploaded some pictures of her children. Years later, […]
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Debt Collection Agency to Pay $267 Million in Robocall Lawsuit
On September 10, 2019, California federal judge entered a $267 million judgment against a debt collection agency, Rash Curtis & […]
EU and US work on electronic evidence agreement
European Commission and U.S. Department of Justice officials met on September 25 to begin formal negotiations on an EU-U.S. agreement […]
Amazon is writing facial recognition law
Amazon’s Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said the company’s public policy team is working on proposed regulations around facial recognition, a […]
New US ransomware bill passed
The US Senate has passed a bill that is aimed to protect public institutions like schools and law enforcement, from […]
How to manage, monitor and validate third-party data sharing
When companies manage how personal data is shared and transferred to third parties, much of the effort lately has been […]
Secret FBI Subpoenas Scoop Up Personal Data From Scores of Companies
The F.B.I. has used secret subpoenas to obtain personal data from far more companies than previously disclosed. The requests, which […]
33% of executives don’t trust their organization to protect employee data
A third of executives in the US are “not confident in their organization’s ability to protect employee data from bad […]
California Legislature Passes CCPA Amendments and Privacy Bills
Last week, after months of negotiation and speculation, the California legislature passed bills amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). […]
EU and US issue joint statement on the Third Annual EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Review
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers, and Gender Equality Věra Jourová made the joint […]
California lawmakers passes ban on facial recognition tech in police body cams
The three-year moratorium prohibits state and local law enforcement from using facial recognition technology. The bill, AB215, also referred to […]
Privacy Shield review goes on
US Administration will host the third annual joint review of the European Union–United States Privacy Shield Framework in Washington, D.C. […]