U.S. Privacy And World Privacy News
Feds Ordered Google To Unmask Certain YouTube Users. Critics Say It’s ‘Terrifying’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2024/03/22/feds-ordered-google-to-unmask-certain-youtube-users-critics-say-its-terrifying/?sh=431b4fa71ca7
EFF Helps Resist Unlawful Warrant and Gag Order Issued to Independent News Outlet
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/victory-eff-helps-resist-unlawful-warrant-and-gag-order-issued-independent-news
ACLU Targets a Whistleblower, Accused of Rejecting Its Free Speech Roots
https://reclaimthenet.org/aclu-targets-a-whistleblower-accused-of-rejecting-its-free-speech-roots
Mozilla Drops Onerep After CEO Admits to Running People-Search Networks
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/03/mozilla-drops-onerep-after-ceo-admits-to-running-people-search-networks/
Study Estimates Nearly 96% of Private Property Is Open to Warrantless Searches
https://reason.com/2024/03/14/study-estimates-nearly-96-of-private-property-is-open-to-warrantless-searches/
https://www.cato.org/regulation/spring-2024/good-fences-good-luck#
The Feds Can Film Your Front Porch for 68 Days Without a Warrant
https://gizmodo.com/feds-can-film-your-front-porch-without-warrant-1851352414
New Report Exposes Massive Government Surveillance of Americans' Financial Data
https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/new-report-exposes-massive-government-surveillance-americans-financial-data
https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/How-Federal-Law-Enforcement-Commandeered-Financial-Institutions-to-Spy.pdf
House Passes Privacy Bill Banning Data Brokers From Selling Your Info to Russia and China
https://gizmodo.com/house-passes-privacy-bill-banning-brokers-selling-data-1851353991
The NSA Warns That US Adversaries Free to Mine Private Data May Have an AI Edge
https://www.wired.com/story/fast-forward-nsa-warns-us-adversaries-private-data-ai-edge/
You Shouldn’t Need to Show a Driver’s License to Watch Porn
https://slate.com/technology/2024/03/texas-porn-pornhub-first-amendment-drivers-license.html
As Sanctions Continue, Malware Purveyors Starting To Worry It Won’t Be As Easy To Sell Spyware To Bad People
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/03/13/as-sanctions-continue-malware-purveyors-starting-to-worry-it-wont-be-as-easy-to-sell-spyware-to-bad-people/
DOT to investigate data security and privacy practices of top US airlines
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/21/department-transportation-us-top-airlines-data-security-privacy/
The Creepy and Unconstitutional Government Database of Newborn Babies’ DNA
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-creepy-unconstitutional-government-database-of-newborn-babies-dna
Buses, trains, and US domestic travel without ID
https://papersplease.org/wp/2024/03/18/buses-trains-and-us-domestic-travel-without-id/
Lawmakers propose a new federal office to regulate workplace surveillance
The Stop Spying Bosses Act
Some of the Most Popular Websites Share Your Data With Over 1,500 Companies
https://www.wired.com/story/cookie-pop-up-ad-tech-partner-top-websites/
Why Nevada wants to bar Meta encryption for minors on app
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada-v-messenger-why-state-wants-to-bar-encryption-for-minors-on-app-3021362/
Amusing: Cheap, Chinese Home Surveillance Cameras Watch Their Owners
https://www.protectprivacynow.org/news/cheap-chinese-home-surveillance-cameras-watch-their-owners
These states are trying to bring back home equity theft
https://pacificlegal.org/states-bring-back-home-equity-theft/
AT&T won’t say how its customers’ data spilled online (73M people’s data)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/22/att-customers-data-leak-online/
Antitrust suits leave Big Tech unbowed
https://www.axios.com/2024/03/22/ai-apple-biden-antitrust-suit
DOJ calls Apple’s privacy justifications an ‘elastic shield’ for financial gains
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/21/doj-calls-apples-privacy-justifications-an-elastic-shield-for-financial-gains/
BS Warning: DOJ lawsuit misunderstands CarPlay, claiming it too is anticompetitive
https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/22/doj-lawsuit-misunderstands-carplay/
DOJ’s Apple Lawsuit Is Significant Step To Rein in Corporate Misconduct
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/dojs-apple-lawsuit-is-significant-step-to-rein-in-corporate-misconduct
Spy agency ready to launch new vehicle-tracking satellites
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2024/03/spy-agency-ready-launch-new-vehicle-tracking-satellites/395106/
GM, LexisNexis Sued For (Nontransparent) Sale Of Driver Behavior Data To Insurers
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/03/19/gm-lexisnexis-sued-for-nontransparent-sale-of-driver-behavior-data-to-insurers/
How to Figure Out What Your Car Knows About You (and Opt Out of Sharing When You Can)
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/how-figure-out-what-your-car-knows-about-you-and-opt-out-sharing-when-you-can
New cars are now ‘the worst’ products when it comes to protecting consumer data
The Department of Commerce Launches Investigation into Connected Vehicles
Truck-to-truck worm could infect – and disrupt – entire US commercial fleet
https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/22/boffins_tucktotruck_worm/
Auto, Tech Industries Falsely Claim ‘Right To Repair’ Reforms Are A Threat To National Security
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/03/21/auto-tech-industries-falsely-claim-right-to-repair-reforms-are-a-threat-to-national-security/
Proton’s password manager now supports passkeys
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/21/24107603/protons-password-manager-now-supports-passkeys
Protecting Your Privacy On Your Phone And Laptop
https://theconsciousresistance.com/protecting-your-privacy-hakeem-anwar/
Users say Glassdoor added real names to user profiles without their consent
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/20/glassdoor-added-real-names-profiles-without-consent/
February 2024 Healthcare Data Breach Report
https://www.hipaajournal.com/february-2024-healthcare-data-breach-report/
UNITE HERE data breach affected 791K people
https://unitehere.org/wp-content/uploads/Final-English-UNITE-HERE-Health-Fund-Website-Notice.pdf
Northeast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine data breach affected 172K people
https://neosmteam.com/notice-of-data-security-incident/
Scurry County Hospital District data breach
https://cogdellhospital.com/2023-data-security-incident/
McKenzie County Healthcare System data breach
https://mckenziehealth.com/notice-data-event/
UC San Diego Health data breach
State & Local Privacy News
VT- WTF? House bill would limit compensation for sheriffs who lose police certification
It would reduce the salary that the state pays a sheriff by 30% if their certification has been permanently rescinded by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council. (State law also allows sheriffs to take in additional compensation from the contracts that they and their departments negotiate.)
https://vtdigger.org/2024/03/22/house-bill-would-limit-compensation-for-vermont-sheriffs-who-lose-police-certification/
ME- Gov. signs law to create 2 more public defenders offices
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/03/21/lawmakers-advance-bill-to-create-2-more-public-defenders-offices/
New public defense offices face staffing challenges
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/03/23/maines-new-public-defense-offices-face-staffing-challenges/
MA- Controversial Boston police gang database credited in big federal bust
https://commonwealthbeacon.org/criminal-justice/controversial-gang-database-credited-in-big-federal-bust/
MA- 6 reasons why damning report demands Bridgewater State Hospital close
https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/03/6-reasons-why-damning-report-demands-bridgewater-state-hospital-close.html
NY- The Hidden Toll of New York City’s Misdemeanor System
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/hidden-toll-new-york-citys-misdemeanor-system
NJ- License-plate readers are coming to these bridges
"Seeing an increasing need to better monitor those driving between New Jersey and Pennsylvania, authorities are installing license-plate-reading cameras on bridges linking the Garden State to Philadelphia and its suburbs."
https://www.nj.com/camden/2024/03/license-plate-readers-are-coming-to-these-nj-bridges.html
NJ- FIRE ramps up pressure on Teaneck school board to stop suppressing free speech during public comment periods
MD- House and Senate Pass Privacy Bills
https://epic.org/maryland-privacy-bill-nears-passage-after-clearing-house-and-senate/
VA- Pima County Again Defies State Protections for Self-Defense Rights
https://reason.com/2024/03/22/arizona-county-again-defies-state-protections-for-self-defense-rights/
OH- Grange Insurance Wants To Replace Driving Instructors With An App
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/your-local-election-hq/ohio-company-developing-app-to-act-in-lieu-of-in-car-drivers-ed/
MN- Bill Would End Police Qualified Immunity
https://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2024/03/minnesota-bill-establish-state-process-to-end-qualified-immunity/
MN- Appeals court: Police can search people's trash even if a local ordinance prohibits it
https://mn.gov/law-library-stat/archive/ctappub/2024/OPa230428-031824.pdf
MN- Bill Would Prohibit Reverse Keyword and Location Searches
https://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2024/03/minnesota-bill-would-prohibit-reverse-keyword-and-location-searches/
MN- Duluth police to buy $74,000 SWAT robot
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/duluth-police-to-buy-74-000-swat-robot
IN- AG sues Apria Healthcare for HIPPA violations that affected 1.8M people
https://www.salemleader.com/news/attorney-general-continues-fight-patient-privacy-files-suit-against-apria-healthcare
MO- Union police consider installing Flock Safety license plate readers
https://www.emissourian.com/local_news/union-considers-installing-license-plate-readers/article_febad9f4-e13c-11ee-8e58-9ff4ab59e1c4.html
CO- Colorado State Public Defender Data Breach May Threaten Personal Data
https://www.denverpost.com/2024/03/20/colorado-public-defender-ransomware-personal-data-exposed/
TX- League City police purchase another 28 Flock Safety license plate reading cameras
"The city completed the first installation of 42 cameras in 2023, and with latest additions placed at roadways and parks, the city will have a total of 70 flock cameras, which take pictures of license plates on roadways."
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/bayarea/article/flock-cameras-league-city-parks-18765044.php
UT- Gov. Puts Limits on Warrantless Biometric Surveillance
"This would include iris scans, voice recognition, heart rate scanners, software that analyzes a person’s gait or distinctive movements, etc. The law explicitly excludes facial recognition from the definition of biometric surveillance."
https://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2024/03/signed-as-law-utah-puts-limits-on-warrantless-biometric-surveillance/
CA- Dozens of data brokers disclose selling reproductive healthcare info, precise geolocation and data belonging to minors
CA- Decoding the DMV's Mobile Driver's License
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/decoding-california-dmvs-mobile-drivers-license
CA- Lawmakers Push Online ID Verification Bill That Would Require Platforms To ID “Users With Large Audiences”
https://reclaimthenet.org/california-lawmakers-push-online-id-verification-bill-that-would-require-platforms-to-id-users-with-large-audiences
CA- Stanford Police data breach affects 27K people
https://padailypost.com/2024/03/20/27000-affected-in-stanford-police-hack/
World Privacy News
The WHO Wants to Rule the World
https://brownstone.org/articles/the-who-wants-to-rule-the-world/
The European Court of Justice rules against law on fingerprints in national IDs
https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-privacy/news/ecj-rules-against-eu-law-on-fingerprints-in-national-ids/
EU lawmakers adopt media freedom law
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-lawmakers-adopt-media-freedom-law/
EU Court Upholds Authority of Data Protection Agencies
https://iberianlawyer.com/eu-court-upholds-authority-of-data-protection-agencies/
Apple, Meta, and Google targeted by EU in DMA non-compliance investigations
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/25/24111232/european-commission-digital-markets-act-investigation
EU signals doubts over legality of Meta’s privacy fee
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/20/meta-privacy-fee-eu-assessment/
EU-funded drone technology being used in war on Gaza
https://www.statewatch.org/news/2024/march/eu-funded-drone-technology-being-used-in-war-on-gaza/
UK- Jeremy Hunt announces funds for police to use drones as ‘first responders’
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/06/hunt-announces-plans-for-emergency-services-to-employ-drones-as-first-responders
UK- ICO Publishes New Guidance on Fines
UK- Portrait of late Queen with royal children was manipulated
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/03/18/second-royal-portrait-was-manipulated/
UK- Kate Middleton security 'breach' as hospital staff 'attempted to view private medical records'
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/major-kate-middleton-security-breach-32393601
Scottish Police Trained To Target Actors And Comedians Under Hate Crime Laws
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24194006.police-scotland-hate-crime-training-leaked/
China- Microsoft faces bipartisan criticism for alleged censorship on Bing
https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/21/microsoft_bing_china_criticism/
Vietnam- Generali Vietnam Life Insurance Company uses CyberLink FaceMe to ID customers
https://www.cyberlink.com/eng/press_room/view_5040.html
UAE- Dubai rolls out robot that will use facial recognition to fine e-scooter, bicycle rule violators
Brazil Carnival 2024 used RecFaces facial recognition to ID partygoers
https://www.apnnews.com/facial-recognition-software-from-recfaces-shined-as-the-baton-holder-for-security-during-brazilian-carnival-2024/