U.S Privacy and World Privacy News
Nearly half of drivers use potentially impairing medications:
"The proportion of those choosing to drive is higher among those taking multiple medications," AAA's brief said. "More concerning, many who took these medications to combat depression, pain, or sleep issues were not warned by their healthcare provider regarding the possible dangerous impact on driving. Many potentially driver impairing (PDI) medications have potential effects that can be dangerous when mixed with driving, including dizziness, sleepiness, fainting, blurred vision, slowed movement, and attention problems," it said.
https://autos.yahoo.com/nearly-half-drivers-potentially-impairing-145100423.html
Zuckerberg and Sandberg Ordered to Testify Over Their Involvement in Cambridge Analytica Scandal:
https://gizmodo.com/zuckerberg-sandberg-facebook-cambridge-analytica-1849207020
'Life Threatening:' You Need to Stop Using This Car GPS System Right Now (MiCODUS MV720)
https://gizmodo.com/micodus-mv720-car-gps-hackers-stop-using-1849200727
Identity Misappropriation Case Against People Search Website PeopleConnect Moves Forward:
Judge approves $9M TransUnion credit report lists of people on U.S. watchlists:
https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/312cv632.pdf
House passes Women’s Health Protection Act to protect right to abortion: Senate GOP to block the legislation
Data broker lists all Planned Parenthood locations on platform:
What the end of Roe might mean for the future of digital privacy rights:
https://www.vox.com/recode/23271323/roe-dobbs-abortion-data-privacy
AI Surveillance Signals the Death of Privacy:
NYU School of Law Warns Digital ID “Paving a Digital Road to Hell”
https://www.activistpost.com/2022/07/nyu-school-of-law-warns-digital-id-paving-a-digital-road-to-hell.html
https://chrgj.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Report_Paving-a-Digital-Road-to-Hell.pdf
US Treasury Working Paper Pushes for Central Bank Digital Currency to Counter ‘Bank Runs’
https://thefreethoughtproject.com/us-treasury-just-published-a-working-paper-pushing-for-central-bank-digital-currency-to-counter-bank-runs/
Digital ID bill sees action in the House and Senate:
https://fcw.com/congress/2022/07/digital-id-bill-sees-action-house-and-senate/374552/
Conservatives Unleash On NPR Over Announcement Of New ‘Disinformation Team’
https://dailycaller.com/2022/07/17/npr-disinformation-team-hunter-biden-laptop/
Privacy nightmare: Doordash to require customers scan their ID's twice to purchase alcohol
https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/20/doordash-dual-id-verification-alcohol-deliveries/
The data collected by TikTok on U.S. users poses a huge security risk:
BS Warning: Brave says it collects your data without undermining user privacy
https://www.techradar.com/news/brave-says-it-has-a-way-of-collecting-your-data-without-undermining-your-privacy
What Colorado is Learning From Collecting E-Bike User Data:
https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2022/nrel-openpath-tool-enables-expanded-e-bike-pilot-program-to-demonstrate-energy-efficiency-benefits.html
Google to test augmented reality glasses in public again:
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/19/google-will-once-again-test-augmented-reality-glasses-in-public.html
DISGUSTED: Judge Dismisses Claims That Google Spies On App Users
DOJ Targets $1.2B in Health Care Fraud Schemes:
Amazon acquired One Medical for $4B:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3pv5g/amazon-just-bought-your-one-medical-doctor
Amazon foes fear their acquisition of One Medical will give it access to troves of health data:
Amazon sues admins from 10,000 Facebook groups over fake reviews:
https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/18/amazon-lawsuit-fake-reviews-facebook/
Facebook’s use of ex-CIA analysts to determine “misinformation” policy raises alarm-bells:
https://reclaimthenet.org/facebook-ex-cia-misinformation-policy/
Class Action Suit Wants to End Apple's Tap-and-Go Payments Over Massive Profits:
https://gizmodo.com/apple-apple-pay-tap-and-go-apple-watch-1849195090
FCC proposes fining ChariTel Inc.$116M for robocalling violations:
https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-proposes-116m-robocall-fine-toll-free-traffic-pumping-scheme-0
The book ban movement has a chilling new tactic: harassing teachers on social media:
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/07/15/1055959/book-bans-social-media-harassment/
Sounding the alarm on the digital future of libraries:
The (Continuous) Great Harvest Of Your Medical Records:
https://www.technocracy.news/pixelated-the-continuous-great-harvest-of-your-medical-records/
June 2022 Healthcare Data Breach Report: data breaches affected 42.5M people
https://www.hipaajournal.com/june-2022-healthcare-data-breach-report/
Spokane VA hospital's health records system caused 150 cases of harm:
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/jun/19/watchdog-reveals-flaw-in-cerner-computer-system-ca/
Methodist Hospitals to pay $425K to settle class action over data breach:
https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/methodist-hospitals-data-breach-425k-class-action-settlement/
BJC Healthcare Settles Data Breach Lawsuit:
https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/privacy/data-breach/bjc-healthcare-data-breach-class-action-settlement/
Carolina Behavioral Health Alliance data breach:
https://inside.wfu.edu/2022/07/cbha-data-security-incident/
Who Would Buy Real Patient Records From Closed Asylums on eBay?
https://slate.com/technology/2022/07/vintage-asylum-records-found-on-ebay-history-of-disability.html
Judge approves settlement ordering Plaid to pay $58M for selling consumer data:
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-approves-settlement-ordering-plaid-to-pay-58-million-for-selling-consumer-data/
TradeSource to pay $230K fine for data breach exposing 3K MA residents personal info:
Revised Privacy Bill Would Outlaw Some Forms Of Ad Targeting:
House Energy Committee passes amended Bill for American Data Privacy and Protection Act:
State & Local Privacy News
VT- Latest state police misconduct report reveals 5 troopers resigned amid probes, 1 fired:
VT- Judge won't grant emergency emergency restraining order against Addison County sheriff facing sex assault charges:
ME- Judge grants class action status to ACLU suit on public defense system:
NH- Small towns grapple with whether a police department is worth the money:
https://www.concordmonitor.com/police-staffing-transparency-project-46823568
MA- Boston police unions sue city, council over tear gas, rubber bullet restrictions:
https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/07/18/boston-police-unions-sue-city-council-over-tear-gas-rubber-bullet-restrictions/
MA- Court Allows Protesters’ First Amendment Suit Against Violent Boston Cops To Continue:
"Evidence on the record shows nothing the protesters did should have provoked such a violent response: Here, the chronology of events, the location of each incident, and all other surrounding circumstances, plainly allow for a reasonable inference that each of the Officer Defendants would have known the Plaintiffs were protestors and that they used force against them for that reason. Nothing in the record thus far, which includes photos of the Plaintiffs with their arms up and backing away from officers, provides a plausible non-retaliatory motive for the Officer Defendants’ use of physical force against the Plaintiffs. Further, because the uses of force against Ackers, Hall, and Chambers-Maher occurred while the officers were being openly recorded, it would be reasonable to infer that the civilians’ filming of the officers formed an unlawful retaliatory motive for the use of force."
MA- Lawmakers Slam MBTA’s Lack of Transparency: ‘Riders Will Never Come Back if They Can’t Trust the Information They’re Getting’
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2022/07/18/lawmakers-slam-mbtas-lack-of-transparency-riders-will-never-come-back-if-they-cant-trust-the-information-theyre-getting/
MA- Harvard Lobbies Congress to Cut Endowment Tax:
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/07/18/harvard-pushing-congress-cut-endowment-tax
Josh Hawley: Harvard wants their endowment tax cut. I have a better idea. Let’s raise it
MA- Hacked ATMs have been stealing people’s credit, debit and EBT card info:
NJ- State to FINALLY require police officers get licenses under new law:
https://newjerseymonitor.com/2022/07/21/n-j-to-require-police-officers-get-licenses-under-new-law/
TN- Judge Who Illegally Jailed Children Is Retiring. The Candidates to Replace Her Have Different Approaches:
https://www.propublica.org/article/donna-scott-davenport-judge-lampley-crismon
TN- Nashville defends ordinance requiring homeowners to pay for sidewalks:
FL- Judge Dissolves Injunction Blocking Paper From Publishing Names Of Cops Who Killed A Man:
FL- Homeowner Facing $30K in Fines and Foreclosure for Tall Grass will Fight on Following Loss:
FL- More homeowners associations are purchasing license plate readers:
https://www.newsherald.com/story/news/2022/07/18/bay-county-hoas-install-license-plate-readers-help-fight-crime/7827466001/
FL- Miami Beach to use noise-detecting cameras to ticket motorists:
https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/miami-beach-noise-detecting-cameras-24-acoustics/627736/
OH- Despite community objections Dayton approves Flock Safety license plate readers:
OH- Supreme court rejects redrawn congressional maps:
https://www.courthousenews.com/ohio-high-court-rejects-redrawn-congressional-maps/
LA- East Baton Rouge deputies will finally get body cameras:
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_747c0ee0-0478-11ed-9cd8-87dc495a121a.html
IL- Governor makes it easier for police to reject gun licenses:
https://www.courthousenews.com/illinois-governor-makes-it-easier-for-police-to-reject-gun-licenses/
IL- AG releases guidelines to protect online medical privacy:
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/il-ag-releases-guidelines-to-protect-online-medical-privacy/
WI- Green Bay police test license plate readers:
https://fox11online.com/news/local/green-bay-police-test-new-camera-technology-automatic-license-plate-readers-alpr-crime-reduction-wisconsin-intersection-red-light-cameras
WI- Oak Creek Police Seek Access To Flock Safety's License Plate Reader Database:
https://patch.com/wisconsin/oakcreek/oak-creek-police-seek-access-license-plate-reader-database
CA- Governor signs bill to track certain sexually violent offenders through GPS systems:
https://news.yahoo.com/newsom-signs-bill-track-certain-120004058.html
CA- DOJ's OpenJustice Web Portal Remains Down After Data Breach:
HI- ‘Death Trap’: Here’s What Happened When A Diamond Head Mom Bought A Street
World Privacy News
Frontex to deploy vessels equipped with surveillance equipment in Senegal and Mauritania:
https://www.statewatch.org/news/2022/july/eu-tracking-the-pact-plan-for-frontex-to-deploy-vessels-surveillance-equipment-and-carry-out-operational-tasks-in-senegal-and-mauritania/
Data Regulations in China, Europe’s Big Tech Battles, and Decentralized IDs:
https://themarkup.org/mark-as-read/2022/07/22/data-regulations-in-china-europes-big-tech-battles-and-decentralized-ids
The Handbook of Digital Face Manipulation and Detection:
"This handbook represents the first comprehensive collection of research topics in the field of digital face manipulation and detection by a wide variety of experts from various research areas including computer vision, pattern recognition, biometrics and media forensics."
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-030-87664-7.pdf
Security, Privacy and the Law Foley Hoag LLP Anonymization v. De-Identification, Post-Dobbs; Rumblings from the FTC:
https://www.securityprivacyandthelaw.com/2022/07/anonymization-v-de-identification-post-dobbs-rumblings-from-the-ftc/
EU Commission sued for violating EU’s data protection rules:
https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/european-commission-sued-for-violating-eus-data-protection-rules/
Facing Fines Google commits to Global Cross Border Privacy Rules:
https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/public-policy/google-and-the-global-cross-border-privacy-rules/
Russia- Government bans news outlet Bellingcat over ‘security’ threat:
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-ban-news-outlet-bellingcat-security-threat/
Russia- Government fined Google $375M fine for allowing ‘prohibited’ Ukraine news on its platforms:
Denmark- Data Protection Authority bans Google software and laptops in schools over privacy concerns:
Czech Republic- Presidency of the Council of the European Union pitches Data Act compromise text:
Germany- Deutsche Bahn says that hogging data is just more efficient:
https://www.politico.eu/article/deutsche-bahn-argue-hogging-data-more-efficient/
France- Data Protection Authority calls for clearer rules on smart CCTV cameras:
https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/french-privacy-watchdog-calls-for-better-regulation-of-smart-cameras/
Hungary- EU Commission takes government to court over LGBTQ+ rights, media freedom:
https://www.politico.eu/article/commission-takes-hungary-to-court-over-lgbtq-rights-media-freedom/
UK - Met Police Told That Being Offensive Is Not a Crime:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/causing-offence-isnt-a-crime-police-told-pjtc7mlsw
UK- Cybersecurity chiefs back plan to scan phones for child abuse images:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jul/21/uk-cybersecurity-chiefs-back-plan-to-scan-phones-for-child-abuse-images
UK- Home Office failed to collect asylum seeker's facial recognition images and fingerprints:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1092487/E02726679_ICIBI_Tug_Haven_and_Western_Jet_Foil_Web_Accessible.pdf
UK- Home Office's plan to increase facial recognition and fingerprint scanning for immigration, travel:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1092488/CCS204_CCS0722436296-001_Plan_for_Immigration_E-Laying.pdf
UK- Information Commissioner’s Office ‘Will Be Working With Industry’ On Facial Recognition Guidelines:
https://www.ukauthority.com/articles/information-commissioner-s-office-publishes-three-year-plan/
UK- How intelligence services target dissident academics:
UK- Government announces crackdown on lawsuits intended to silence critics of corrupt elites:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/crackdown-on-corrupt-elites-abusing-uk-legal-system-to-silence-critics
UK- Government Publishes New Data Protection and Digital Information Bill:
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-03/0143/220143.pdf
UK- Department for Health and Social Care's policy paper "Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data"
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-saves-lives-reshaping-health-and-social-care-with-data/data-saves-lives-reshaping-health-and-social-care-with-data
UK- Bouncers are spraying drunk customers with 'smart water' dye to help cops ID them:
https://www.indy100.com/news/bouncers-armed-smart-water
IRL- Data Protection Authority Moves to Block Meta Transfers:
https://www.huntonprivacyblog.com/2022/07/15/irish-data-protection-commission-moves-to-block-meta-transfers/
China- Government authorities apologize for COVID-19 break-ins:
https://www.foxnews.com/world/chinese-authorities-apologize-covid-19-break-ins
China- A million-word novel got censored before it was even shared. Now web users want answers:
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/07/15/1056042/chinese-novel-censored-before-shared/
China- Ironic: The CAC Fined Didi More Than $1B for Customer Privacy Breaches
Thailand- Government uses NSO Group Spyware on pro-democracy activists:
https://citizenlab.ca/2022/07/geckospy-pegasus-spyware-used-against-thailands-pro-democracy-movement/
Government admits to using phone spyware, cites national security:
Singapore- Hotels to use Metaspehere's facial recognition kiosks to ID guests:
S.Korea- Constitutional Court bars mobile carriers from sharing public's data with police:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/skorean-high-court-bars-mobile-carriers-from-sharing-publics-data-with-authorities/2642499
India- Government Unveils New Facial Recognition Aadhaar Authentication App:
India- Court grants bail to journalist arrested over 2018 tweet:
India- New Amendments to Intermediary Rules threaten Free Speech:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/07/new-amendments-intermediary-rules-threaten-free-speech-india
India- EFF Urges the Government to Keep End-to-End Encryption Alive:
Saudi Arabia- Crown Prince To Build The World’s Largest Smart City In History:
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-mbs-neom-saudi-arabia/
Bahrain- Government to use CBP's Trusted Traveler Facial Recognition to ID Passengers:
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-announces-global-entry-partnership-bahrain
AU- Home Affairs looks to outsource biometric visa application services to private companies:
NZ- Government to Require Facial Recognition Verification for e-Services:
Canada- Calls mount to scrap ArriveCan after 86-year-old wheelchair-bound man gets threatened with fine:
https://thecountersignal.com/calls-mount-to-scrap-arrivecan/