Privacy in the Cellphone Age
The Supreme Court takes a big new case that could redefine what constitutes unreasonable search. Source: Privacy in the Cellphone […]
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“Human Project” seeks 10,000 to share personal data on health, money, more
10,000 New Yorkers interested in advancing science by sharing a trove of personal information, from cellphone locations and credit-card swipes […]
UN privacy expert announces first fact-finding visit to the USA
United Nations Special Rapporteur Joseph Cannataci will undertake his first official visit to the United States of America from 19 […]
Shield review details emerge; Commerce seeks arbitrators
While it is the EU Commission that will be conducting the review of Privacy Shield with the U.S. government, the […]
U.S. Commitment to the Privacy Shield Remains Strong
Under the Trump Administration, the fundamental bases of the Privacy Shield remain unchanged. Source: U.S. Commitment to the Privacy Shield […]
Newly revived Wikipedia suit could reveal secrets of NSA surveillance program
Watch out, National Security Agency: Wikipedia’s coming after you. On Tuesday, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 […]
EU-US Privacy Shield annual review: privacy watchdog could issue separate report
An EU privacy watchdog has said it could issue its own report into the EU-US Privacy Shield following the conclusion […]
Court Stops Pokémon GO Litigation
In May, a Florida state court dismissed a plaintiff’s claim that the terms of service for popular mobile game Pokémon […]
Privacy-keen Germans push back against plans to ‘duplicate the US data chaos’
Proposals that German firms could start scooping up more than just essential personal data have been met with anger by […]
Irish Court Reviews U.S. Surveillance Developments
The Irish High Court has reviewed recent decisions by the U.S. surveillance court and a federal appeals court for a […]
European Privacy Officials Push for Answers on Status of US Privacy
The Article 29 Working Party , an expert group of European privacy officials, is pressing the European Commission to closely […]
Court Rules Secret Scoring of Teachers Unconstitutional
A federal district court has held that firing public school teachers based on the results of a secret algorithm is […]