Topic: Surveillance
Clearview ramps up BIPA defence
With plaintiffs pushing for an injunction that would halt much of Clearview AI’s business in Illinois, the facial recognition firm has told a Chicago federal judge that its activities in no way violate the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act.
06 May 2021
Florida Senate passes privacy bill without private right of action
Florida’s Senate has passed a consolidated privacy bill and sent the proposal back to the state’s House of Representatives for a final decision tomorrow – the last day before lawmakers adjourn for the year.
29 April 2021
Google sued over contact-tracing programme
Two Californians have initiated a class action lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of building a covid-19 contact-tracing system that leaves consumer data publicly exposed.
28 April 2021
US states sue federal government over census privacy plans
Alabama’s attorney general has sued the US federal government over its plan to anonymise census data, arguing that a lack of detailed local population information will skew efforts to accurately redraw voting districts.
26 April 2021
US senators propose restricting data broker sales to government
A coalition of bipartisan US senators have introduced the Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act, which would create warrant requirements for government agencies to purchase geolocation information and other data from brokers.
23 April 2021
Top European courts diverge on data retention
The top administrative courts in France and Belgium have both ruled on domestic data retention regimes in the space of two days, but have diverged on their interpretation of a key European Court of Justice judgment.
22 April 2021
Biden administration mulls an end to TikTok and WeChat litigation
The Biden administration has said that it may end Trump’s campaign to ban TikTok and WeChat from the US.
19 April 2021
US and UK blame SolarWinds hack on Russian government
US President Joe Biden has expelled 10 Russian diplomats and imposed a new round of sanctions on the country after the FBI and two other agencies determined that Russia’s government helped facilitate the SolarWinds hack.
16 April 2021
US senators raise national security concerns over foreign ad auctions
A group of senators seek information about how adtech data is being used in real-time advertising auctions, raising concerns that foreign actors could siphon the information and compromise national security.
13 April 2021
Facebook denied US Supreme Court review of tracking lawsuit
The US Supreme Court has turned down Facebook’s request for a review of a lower court’s decision on its liability under the Wiretap Act for its past internet tracking practices.
23 March 2021