New bill would ban warrantless data purchases by the government
The bill is sweeping.
On Apr 21, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Will the U.S. finally get its act together on facial recognition laws?
Facial recognition faced intense criticism last year. Will Congress now act on it?
On Mar 29, 2021 by Matthew B. McGrath
Tech newsletter: Biden faces pressure for FCC pick, states + net neutrality
Here is a look at tech and politics news from the last week.
On Mar 16, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Why Congress’ police bill ‘doesn’t begin to go far enough’ on facial recognition
The new bill targets police reform, but experts say facial recognition restrictions need to go further.
On Mar 5, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
TikTok agrees to pay $92 million to settle teen privacy lawsuit
As part of the settlement, TikTok also agreed to stop saving private information.
On Feb 26, 2021 by Libby Cohen
Tech newsletter: Horrifying robot dog’s paintball rampage, Biden + facial recognition
On Feb 23, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Minneapolis bans police, government use of facial recognition
The Minnesota city joins others in banning the use of the technology.
On Feb 12, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Virginia poised to pass sweeping new data privacy bill
It does have some differences to California’s law.
On Feb 11, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Judge rules a 12-year-old girl can bring forward a privacy suit against TikTok
This is not the first time TikTok has had child privacy allegations levied at it.
On Dec 31, 2020 by Libby Cohen
New York to bar police from using coronavirus contact tracing data
Cuomo had been urged to sign the bill by tech advocacy and civil liberties groups.
On Dec 24, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
New York issues 2-year moratorium on facial recognition in schools
Gov. Cuomo signed the bill after it was sent to his desk this summer.
On Dec 23, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
Why is there a push to pardon Snowden but not Reality Winner?
While Snowden is in exile, Reality Winner is in jail.
On Dec 14, 2020 by Libby Cohen
TikTok adds search and commenting features to parental controls
TikTok is giving more control to parents.
On Nov 17, 2020 by Audra Schroeder
Privacy group promises legal action if TikTok doesn’t protect user privacy
‘Dissemination of TikTok user data would constitute an unlawful trade practice,’ EPIC wrote in letters to TikTok and Oracle.
On Sep 21, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
5 Chrome privacy extensions you should install right now
Here are some easy ways to beef up your privacy while using Chrome.
On Sep 7, 2020 by Libby Cohen
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