U.S.-Chilean Journalist Gonzalo Lira Arrested in Ukraine for Criticizing Zelensky Regime:
https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=63747
'Absolutely offensive to the First Amendment': Restraining order against Arizona journalist
Army Info War Division Wants Social Media Surveillance to Protect “NATO Brand”
https://theintercept.com/2023/04/27/army-cyber-command-nato-social-media/
U.S. Government Created a New Disinformation Office to Oversee All the Other Ones:
https://theintercept.com/2023/05/05/foreign-malign-influence-center-disinformation/
U.S. Censorship and Microsoft's Bing:
"Adam and I are impressed by Citizen Labs' report" on search censorship in China. We'd both like to see Citizen Lab do the same thing for U.S. censorship, which somehow gets less attention. If you suspect that's because there's more U.S. censorship than U.S. companies want to admit, here's a bit of supporting evidence: Citizen Lab reports that the one American company still providing search services in China, Microsoft Bing, is actually more aggressive about stifling Chinese political speech than China's main search engine, Baidu.
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/05/01/why-would-the-government-need-a-warrant-to-warn-me-im-about-to-be-hacked/
Bringing the War on Terror Home to Target Americans for ‘Disinformation’
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/guide-understanding-hoax-century-thirteen-ways-looking-disinformation
US to EU: We want to check your surveillance practices
”The U.S. Department of Justice has been asking increasingly uncomfortable questions about EU member countries' surveillance practices, according to five EU and U.S. officials and former officials.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/washington-to-brussels-we-want-to-check-your-surveillance-practices/
TikTok Tracked a Cat's Account to Spy on a Journalist:
https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-financial-times-track-buffy-cat-cristina-criddle-1850408534
Twitter Stops Reporting On Gov’t Data Requests:
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/01/twitter-abruptly-stops-reporting-on-govt-requests-as-data-reveals-elon-obeys-govt-demands-way-more-often-than-old-twitter/
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-twitter-no-transparency-reports-government-data-1234684941/
ACLU, Allies Warn Internet Bills 'Would Undermine Free Speech, Privacy, and Security'
https://www.commondreams.org/news/congress-children-internet-earn-it
The Kids Online Safety Act is Still A Huge Danger to Our Rights Online:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/kids-online-safety-act-still-huge-danger-our-rights-online
ACLU Strongly Opposes Cascade of Dangerous Legislation Threatening to Destroy Digital Privacy:
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/aclu-strongly-opposes-cascade-of-dangerous-legislation-threatening-to-destroy-digital-privacy
New Privacy4Cars Tool Shows If Your Car Might Be Tracking You, Selling Your Data:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7enex/tool-shows-if-car-selling-data-privacy4cars-vehicle-privacy-report
https://privacy4cars.com/personal-use/
Digital Security Tips to Prevent Cops From Ruining Your Trip Abroad:
https://theintercept.com/2023/04/29/phone-laptop-security-international-travel/
'Emergent' AI Abilities Are Just a 'Mirage' Produced by Researchers:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxjdg5/scary-emergent-ai-abilities-are-just-a-mirage-produced-by-researchers-stanford-study-says
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.15004.pdf
To become an Amazon Clinic patient, first you sign away some privacy:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/01/amazon-clinic-hipaa-privacy/
Amazon accused of wiretapping off-duty drivers’ conversations, screws up it TOS amendments again:
https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2023/04/amazon-screws-up-its-tos-amendments-again-jackson-v-amazon.htm
FTC Moves to Block Meta From Monetizing Children’s Data, Impose New Privacy Safeguards:
https://epic.org/ftc-moves-to-block-meta-from-monetizing-childrens-data-impose-new-privacy-safeguards%ef%bf%bc/
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy: How is AI Being Used to Surveil, Monitor, and Manage Workers?
https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2023/05/01/hearing-from-the-american-people-how-are-automated-tools-being-used-to-surveil-monitor-and-manage-workers/
White House Announces “New Actions to Promote Responsible AI Innovation that Protects Americans’ Rights and Safety”
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/04/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-actions-to-promote-responsible-ai-innovation-that-protects-americans-rights-and-safety/
‘The Godfather of AI’ Quits Google and Warns of Danger Ahead
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/technology/ai-google-chatbot-engineer-quits-hinton.html
Google, Microsoft CEOs called to AI meeting at White House to discuss AI:
https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-microsoft-openai-ceos-attend-white-house-ai-meeting-official-2023-05-02/
Google Wins Lawsuit Over Retention of Video-Viewing Information:
BS WARNING: Apple and Google to address unwanted tracking
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-google-partner-on-an-industry-specification-to-address-unwanted-tracking/
Colorado Supreme Court hears first-of-its-kind challenge to police’s use of Google search terms to ID murder suspects:
The FTC Is Trying to Ban Meta From Using Kids' Data:
https://gizmodo.com/meta-facebook-instagram-whatsapp-metaverse-ftc-1850401338
Hoffman and Suleyman's AI startup Inflection launches ChatGPT-like chatbot:
https://www.reuters.com/technology/reid-hoffmans-new-ai-startup-inflection-launches-chatgpt-like-chatbot-2023-05-02/
305 children are discovered working at Kentucky McDonald's:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hundreds-of-children-are-discovered-at-kentucky-mcdonald-s-as-chain-faces-federal-fines/ar-AA1aETqa
Record number of civil rights complaints filed with Education Department:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/05/02/civil-rights-school-university-education-department/
Key law enforcement computers still down 10 weeks after breach:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/key-law-enforcement-computers-still-down-10-weeks-after-breach/ar-AA1azQyM
Dallas police department ransomware attack:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/03/politics/ransomware-dallas-police-department/index.html
Court Protects Redditors’ Right to Anonymous Speech in Piracy Case:
https://torrentfreak.com/court-protects-redditors-right-to-anonymous-speech-in-piracy-case-230501/
Feds Urge 15-Month Sentence for Ex-Uber CISO:
https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/feds-urge-15-month-sentence-for-ex-uber-ciso-joe-sullivan-a-21910
Court Protects Redditors’ Right to Anonymous Speech in Piracy Case:
https://torrentfreak.com/court-protects-redditors-right-to-anonymous-speech-in-piracy-case-230501/
A ‘hi’ text from a stranger could be the start of a scam that ends up costing you millions:
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/02/pig-butchering-scammers-make-billions-convincing-victims-of-love.html
T-Mobile second data breach:
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/t-mobile-discloses-2nd-data-breach-of-2023-this-one-leaking-account-pins-and-more/
After $1B Piracy Loss, Cox Communications Latest ISP to Face DMCA Subpoena Dilemma:
https://torrentfreak.com/after-1bn-piracy-loss-cox-latest-isp-to-face-dmca-subpoena-dilemma-230501/
Dynamic Manufacturing biometric privacy $1.8M class action settlement:
https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/dynamic-manufacturing-biometric-privacy-1-8m-class-action-settlement/
Going Beyond HIPAA – Washington Health Privacy Law Enacted: Broad Reach, Amorphous Scope, Big Litigation Risk
https://privacylaw.proskauer.com/2023/05/articles/hipaa-1/going-beyond-hipaa-washington-health-privacy-law-enacted-broad-reach-amorphous-scope-big-litigation-risk/
NationBenefits data breach affects millions of people:
https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/04/millions-patients-data-stolen-fortra/
Reventics sued over data breach:
https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/privacy/data-breach/reventics-failed-to-prevent-data-breach-class-action-alleges/
Lawmaker vows to block speed limiters on trucks:
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lawmaker-vows-to-block-speed-limiters-on-trucks
Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter data breach:
United Steelworkers Local 286 data breach:
https://ago.vermont.gov/sites/ago/files/2023-05/2023-04-30%20United%20Steelworkers%20Local%20286%20Data%20Breach%20Notice%20to%20Consumers.pdf
Santa Clara Family Health Plan data breach:
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/05/01/breach-blamed-on-russian-linked-hackers-exposes-san-jose-healthcare-groups-sensitive-data/
Petaluma Health Center data breach:
https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/Notice_Letter_Current_Employees__Petaluma_Health_.pdf-blank%20proof.pdf
Unlimited Care Inc. data breach:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/unlimited-care-inc-provides-notice-of-data-security-incident-301809968.html
Robeson Health Care Corporation data breach:
https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/aeviewer/ME/40/11522f3b-bf12-4c95-ac30-9fa1cce8fba5.shtml
NYSARC Columbia County Chapter data breach:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nysarc-columbia-county-chapter-provides-notice-of-security-incident-301808887.html
State & Local Privacy News
VT- Sheriff financial reform bill clears House with changes related to 5 percent administration fee added to their salaries:
https://vtdigger.org/2023/05/03/sheriff-reform-bill-clears-house-with-changes-related-to-compensation-transparency/
VT- Prosecutors call on Franklin County state’s attorney to resign over misconduct:
https://vtdigger.org/2023/05/02/vermont-prosecutors-call-on-franklin-county-states-attorney-to-resign-over-misconduct-allegations/
Lawmakers consider impeaching Franklin County state’s attorney, but make no promises:
https://vtdigger.org/2023/05/03/state-lawmakers-consider-impeaching-franklin-county-states-attorney-but-make-no-promises/
ME- Bills would restrict library books, discussions of race in schools:
https://www.pressherald.com/2023/05/04/bills-aim-to-restrict-library-books-discussions-of-race-in-maine-schools/
NH- Bail reform debate has some proposing an end to bail commissioners:
https://www.concordmonitor.com/Bail-reform-debate-50861958
NJ- Sussex County police discuss grants to purchase license plate readers:
https://www.njherald.com/story/news/local/2023/05/02/sussex-county-nj-officials-discuss-license-plate-readers/70164022007/
NC- Committee Passes 2nd Amendment Financial Privacy Act:
https://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2023/04/north-carolina-committee-passes-2nd-amendment-financial-privacy-act/
NC- Raleigh police chief, Nash County sheriff advocate for license-plate readers:
https://www.wral.com/story/raleigh-police-chief-nash-county-sheriff-advocate-for-license-plate-readers-after-they-helped-catch-suspected-atlanta-mass-shoot/20843846/
FL- The first arrests from DeSantis’s election police take extensive toll:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/04/30/desantis-election-police-arrests-florida/
FL- DeSantis signs bill making child rapists eligible for death penalty:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/01/politics/desantis-child-rapists-death-penalty-bill-scotus/index.html
FL- GOP lawmakers approve shielding DeSantis travel records:
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3984650-florida-gop-lawmakers-desantis-travel-records/
WI- Republicans want 14-year-olds to be allowed to serve alcohol:
https://www.businessinsider.com/wisconsin-republicans-want-14-year-olds-to-serve-alcohol-2023-5
OK- Guthrie police to install 12 Flock Safety license plate readers:
https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-guthrie-police-license-plate-readers-solve-crimes/43798226
TX- House Passes Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act:
https://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2023/05/texas-house-passes-second-amendment-financial-privacy-act/
CO- New law limits use of four-point restraints in prisons:
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/legislature/four-point-restraints-prison-restriction-colorado/article_8d84f038-e9e1-11ed-b816-97563e8b58a3.html
UT- Law limiting warrantless geofence location tracking takes affect:
https://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2023/05/now-in-effect-utah-law-restricts-geofence-location-tracking/
CA- Appeals court: Doctors Medical Center of Modesto can be sued for charging emergency room patients “evaluation and management services" fees
https://webservices.courthousenews.com/sites/Data/AppellateOpinionUploads/2023-01-5--11-16-52-c0670feb-5476-4b5e-b14d-1f04d0aa4988.pdf
World Privacy News
Palestinians Subject to ‘Omnipresent’ Israeli Facial Recognition:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde15/6701/2023/en/
Dominican Republic: Pegasus spyware discovered on prominent journalist’s phone
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/05/israel-opt-israeli-authorities-are-using-facial-recognition-technology-to-entrench-apartheid/
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/05/dominican-republic-pegasus-spyware-journalists-phone/
Strong EU rules needed to protect NSO Group spyware victims, says Catalan minister:
https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/interview/eu-must-protect-politicians-from-espionage-catalan-minister-says/
The International Criminal Court signs working agreement with Europol:
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2023/04/30/international-criminal-court-signs-working-agreement-with-europol-the-eu-wide-policing-agency/
France- Police Are Sweeping Up Protesters and Bystanders in Crackdown on Dissent:
https://theintercept.com/2023/05/02/france-protests-police-arrests/
UK- Police to use facial recognition technology during King Charles III’s Coronation:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/facial-recognition-technology-london-during-coronation-b1078623.html
UK- Citizens urged to swear allegiance to the king:
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/british-people-urged-swear-allegiance-223829342.html
UK- ‘Not My King’ protests are now the norm at King Charles III’s events:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/02/not-my-king-charles-protests/
UK- Massive Penis Mowed Into Lawn At King Charles Coronation Party Venue:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/penis-lawn-royal-crescent-king-charles-coronation_n_6454cd39e4b007e3d7d7f837
UK- Police are curbing free speech, and it’s not just at the behest of the right:
UK- Police arrest anti-monarchist republican leader Graham Smith ahead of King Charles coronation:
UK- Police accused of ‘totalitarian crackdown’ after anti-monarchist spends 16 hours in custody
UK- Member of Parliament confirms government will sign up to WHO’s Pandemic Treaty:
https://expose-news.com/2023/05/02/mp-confirms-uk-will-sign-pandemic-treaty/
UK- What'sApp says they would rather be blocked by government than compromise privacy:
UK- The Competition and Markets Authority review of generative AI:
https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/ai-foundation-models-initial-review
UK- Security researcher finds trove of Capita data exposed online:
https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/05/security-researcher-finds-trove-of-capita-data-exposed-online/
SCT- Damning report finds 40% of inmates in prison 'abused by staff:
https://news.stv.tv/east-central/scottish-prisons-40-of-hmp-addiewell-inmates-report-abuse-or-threats-from-staff-to-inspectors
IRL- Government to Pass “Hate Speech” Laws – Will Make Possessing “Hateful” Content on Your Devices a Jailable Offense:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/04/ireland-set-to-pass-hate-speech-laws-will-make-possessing-hateful-content-on-your-devices-a-jailable-offense-elon-musk-weighs-in/
Government's Hate Speech Bill Promotes 'Thought Crime Legislation'
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ireland-governments-hate-speech-bill-promotes-thought-crime-legislation
IRL- Data Protection Commission: data protection guidance for employers
https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/dpc-guidance/data-protection-in-the-workplace-employer-guidance
India- Supreme Court tells states to crack down on “hate speech,” even if there are no complaints:
https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/cracking-down-on-hate-speech-says-sc-warns-contempt-action-if-case-not-filed-600912.html
Dubai- Emirates opens new ‘City Check-In and Travel Store’ (Facial Recognition) in Dubai International Financial Center:
https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-opens-new-city-check-in-and-travel-store-in-dubai-international-financial-centre-difc/
Kenya- Police clash with anti-government protesters:
Nigeria- 100M citizens forced to get national digital ID card:
https://punchng.com/nin-enrolment-dropped-by-41-in-april-report/
Gabon- Government to install national digital ID card by the end of this year:
https://gabonmatin.com/communique-final-du-conseil-des-ministres-du-gabon-du-1er-fevrier-2023.html
AU- Lawsuit Suit Against Government Over COVID Vaccine Injuries:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12015497/Australian-government-hit-class-action-lawsuit-Covid-vaccines.html
NZ- Privacy Commissioner: Privacy rights in the digital age 8-14th May
https://privacy.org.nz/news/forums-and-seminars/privacy-week/privacy-week-2023/
Brazil- Police Allege 'Criminal' Forgery of Bolsonaro Covid Vaccine Card Before US Trip:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/bolsonaro-vaccine