Court confirms Merck’s vaccine fraud but won’t hold them accountable
https://sharylattkisson.com/2024/10/court-confirms-mercks-vaccine-fraud-but-wont-hold-them-accountable/
Indigenous Sovereignty Under Attack as Supreme Court Bends Rules for Settlers
States own lands on reservations. To use them, tribes have to pay
In the legal battle over warrantless cellphone searches at the border, press freedom is at stake
https://www.rcfp.org/warrantless-electronic-device-search/
National Public Data, the data broker that lost millions of Social Security numbers, files for bankruptcy
West Point Selectively Censors Information In Violation Of Federal Law
https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2024/10/18/west_point_selectively_censors_information_in_violation_of_federal_law_1066053.html
Salt Typhoon Hack Shows There's No Security Backdoor That's Only for The "Good Guys"
Why you shouldn't store your money in payment apps
This should be a no-brainer
https://apnews.com/article/venmo-cash-app-money-savings-accounts-83d66dcffa7e97da5f90496f617992af
Privacy Warning: SimpliSafe’s new camera lets corporate employees watch your property
"When the system is armed and the camera detects a person using on-device AI the footage is sent to the cloud for confirmation and to match against any trusted faces you’ve uploaded to your SimpliSafe app. Then, it's sent to a live agent who can view the data and access the live camera feed to confirm if it’s a friend or potential foe and assess the situation in real-time. SimpliSafe’s SVP of product, Hooman Shahidi said if it’s a stranger, the agent will engage with the person “in a friendly manner,” escalating if necessary."
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/15/24268192/simplisafe-active-guard-outdoor-protection-live-monitoring-outdoor-camera
https://simplisafe.com/features-alarm-monitoring
Over 200 malicious apps on Google Play downloaded millions of times
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-200-malicious-apps-on-google-play-downloaded-millions-of-times/
Google asks Appeals Court for emergency stay of order forcing Google to distribute third-party apps, calling it 'dangerous'
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24272291/google-play-changes-epic-ruling-9th-circuit-court-of-appeals
DISGUSTED: Judge lets Google keep its Android app store closed to competitors
DISGUSTED: Court Denies Class Action Status For Lawsuit Against Twitter
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/payroll/former-twitter-employees-denied-class-status-in-bonuses-case
The Internet Archive hackers still have access to its internal emailing tools
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/20/24274826/internet-archive-hackers-replying-zendesk-tickets
Big Tech is Trying to Burn Privacy to the Ground–And They’re Using Big Tobacco’s Strategy to Do It
https://www.techpolicy.press/big-tech-is-trying-to-burn-privacy-to-the-ground-and-theyre-using-big-tobaccos-strategy-to-do-it/
Judge blocks Florida surgeon general from threatening TV stations over abortion rights ad
https://www.clickorlando.com/results-2024/2024/10/18/its-the-first-amendment-stupid-us-judge-blocks-florida-from-threatening-tv-stations-over-amendment-4-ad/
Discord says piracy subpoena would violate users’ First Amendment rights
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24271854/discord-nexon-dmca-subpoena-copyright-piracy
Blacklight Query, a Tool to Scan Websites for Privacy at Scale
https://themarkup.org/blacklight/2024/10/16/blacklight-query
Is Maryland’s New Higher Ed Privacy Law a Harbinger of Things to Come?
https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2024/10/marylands-new-higher-ed-privacy-law-harbinger-things-come
Try Not To Laugh: Infineon Technologies claims fingerprint scanners in cars contributes to road safety
https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/about-infineon/press/market-news/2024/INFATV202410-008.html
Appeals Court Allows NBA Video Privacy Lawsuit
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/nba-video-data-sharing-class-action-reinstated-by-second-circuit
State Outpatient Hospital Rankings
https://www.healthgrades.com/quality/state-rankings
400 healthcare institutions were hit with ransomware last year
https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/final/en-us/microsoft-brand/documents/Microsoft%20Digital%20Defense%20Report%202024%20%281%29.pdf
Gryphon Healthcare data breach affects 400K people
Omni Family Health data breach affected 470K people
https://omnifamilyhealth.org/notice-of-cybersecurity-incident/
Tri-City Medical Center data breach affected 108K people
Boston Children's Health Physicians data breach
Long Island Plastic Surgical Group Patient Sues Practice Over Hacked Data, Photos
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/plastic-surgery-patient-sues-practice-over-hacked-data-photos
State & Local Privacy News
Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors 2024
https://www.cato.org/white-paper/fiscal-policy-report-card-americas-governors-2024
NH- State sells voter data to political candidates and parties. What happens to it?
MA- Meta must face AG social media addiction lawsuit
MA- Mitre and Mcity work together to expand automated vehicle tech
CT- Yale University mental health clinic to ask students about racism
https://www.thecollegefix.com/yale-mental-health-clinic-asks-kids-about-racism/
NY- EFF: Age Verification Threatens Everyone's Speech and Privacy
NY- Attorney General Urges Court to Reverse Restrictions on Access to Abortion Medication Mifepristone
https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2024/attorney-general-james-urges-federal-court-reverse-restrictions-access-abortion
MD- Montgomery County police install ‘noise cameras' to catch excessively loud cars
TN- Metro Nashville Police use violent crime to justify purchasing license plate readers
https://www.aol.com/mnpd-pushes-license-plate-readers-235439012.html
MO- St. Louis County Court makes court filings public as soon they are received
https://www.courthousenews.com/missouri-gives-on-receipt-access-to-new-court-filings/
MN- Edina police claim 18 license plate readers help battle crime
"Edina Police have 18 stationary cameras set up in strategic areas. Four mobile cameras are moved to any crime hotspots. Some police vehicles also are equipped with them. Several private businesses have purchased LPR cameras to share the data with Edina Police."
https://www.edinamn.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1174
NE- They are the only state with two abortion measures on the ballot. Confusion is the point
CA- AG Issues New Guidance on Military Equipment for Law Enforcement
CA- Appeals Court Analyzes Claim Under Invasion of Privacy Act
https://natlawreview.com/article/medical-data-risk-cipa-takes-digital-tracking-healthcare
AK- Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and DUI Cases Are Being Dismissed en Masse
https://www.propublica.org/article/criminal-case-dismissals-anchorage-alaska
World Privacy News
Europe launches ‘gait recognition’ pilot program to monitor border crossings
https://therecord.media/europe-gait-recognition-study-pilot-program
https://www.vubtechtransfer.be/popeye
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101168317
Big Tech Partnerships are Aiding Growth of Digital IDs
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/okta-openid-foundation-tech-firms-130000073.html?guccounter=1
UN Debate Shows Growing Momentum for Treaty to Address Crimes Against Humanity
Treaty Needed for Ugandan Crimes that “Shock the Conscience of Humanity”
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/10/14/un-debate-shows-growing-momentum-treaty-address-crimes-against-humanity
Rwanda: Torture, Ill-Treatment in Detention
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/10/15/rwanda-torture-ill-treatment-detention
BS Warning: UN Report Claims Asian Criminals Use Telegram To Conduct Crimes Of Every Description
https://www.unodc.org/roseap/uploads/documents/Publications/2024/TOC_Convergence_Report_2024.pdf
UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon Say Israeli Forces Fired on Them Again
https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-peacekeepers-lebanon
The UNHCR to use facial recognition to ID refugees
https://www.unhcr.org/blogs/unhcrs-photo-quality-initiative-enhancing-photo-standards-in-refugee-registration/
25 countries have used internet outages to influence elections
https://freedomhouse.org/article/safeguard-democracy-we-must-rebuild-trust-online
https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/2024-10/FREEDOM-ON-THE-NET-2024-DIGITAL-BOOKLET.pdf
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission have expanded the capabilities of digital IDs
https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/en/#iso:std:iso-iec:ts:18013:-7:ed-1:v1:en
Russia- The European Court of Human Rights rules government violated freedom of expression
https://www.echr.coe.int/w/judgment-concerning-the-russian-federation-15
Romania- SITA airline facial recognition opens new headquarters in Cluj-Napoca
Sweden- Police Chief claims they need live-facial recognition to ID suspects
France- The Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communications releases guide to block teens from porn websites
France- Algorithms Policed Welfare Systems For Years. Now They're Under Fire for Bias
UK- Government: We still love you Elon Musk
https://www.politico.eu/article/we-still-love-you-elon-musk-uk-government-peter-kyle/
UK- Police Raid Home, Seize Devices of Pro-Palestine Journalist Under 'Terrorism Act
https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64699
UK- Fintech ANNA Money Implements Facial Recognition For Alleged Security Measure
UK- Experian to use Sardine's behavioral biometrics to ID customers
Philippines- Authorities are using Facebook to stifle young activists’ right to freedom of expression and protest
Afghanistan- Taliban bans all images of living things
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/14/taliban-bans-all-images-of-living-things/
Uganda- Government starts nationwide digital ID enrollment
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/10/15/nira-starts-nationwide-digital-national-id-enrollment-targeting-17m-ugandans/#google_vignette
Zimbabwe- 14 airports to use facial recognition eGates to ID passengers
https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/zim-rolls-out-online-border-management-system#google_vignette
UAE- Government claims facial recognition for cruise ship arrivals reduces immigration wait time by 20 minutes
AU- 40-year police veteran performed a Nazi salute while shouting "Heil Hitler" at academy full of new recruits
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/12/victoria-police-officer-suspended-over-alleged-nazi-salutes-ntwnfb
NZ- BS Warning: Government's Identity Check facial recognition system cleared of racial bias
Mexico- Top police official sentenced to 38 years in prison for aiding cartels
Panama- Report Shows ISPs Still Lag in Protecting User Data