Florida Gov. suspends state attorney for refusing to enforce abortion ban:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/florida-gov-ron-desantis-suspends-liberal-state-attorney-andrew-warren
How Can Florida Gov. Suspend Elected Prosecutor for Refusing to Enforce Certain Criminal Laws?
Members of McDonald's "Global Intelligence Team" Must Comply With Subpoenas About Surveilling Workers:
Amazon to spy on every corner of people's homes acquires iRobot:
Equifax issued wrong credit scores for "millions" of customers, blames coding error:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/equifax-issued-wrong-credit-scores-for-millions-of-customers-report/ar-AA10eTFE
Class-action suit filed against Equifax for 'technical glitch' that affected millions of people:
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/equifax-credit-score-glitch-lawsuit-class-action-rcna41538
Woman loses $1K in Zelle scam. Don’t make the same mistake she did:
https://www.nj.com/news/2022/08/woman-loses-1k-in-zelle-scam-dont-make-the-same-mistake-she-did.html
LexisNexis: Cost Of Fraud Has Risen-To $3.75 For Every Dollar Stolen
https://risk.lexisnexis.com/about-us/press-room/press-release/20220802-true-cost-of-fraud-study
How T-Mobile’s $350M Data Breach Settlement Still Affects Black Communities:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/korihale/2022/08/03/how-t-mobiles-350-million-data-breach-settlement-still-leaves-the-black-community-at-risk
3,200 Mobile Apps Are Leaking Twitter API Keys:
National Advertising Division Finds DuckDuckGo had sufficiently substantiated its privacy claims:
https://bbbprograms.org/media-center/dd/duckduckgo-privacy-claims
DuckDuckGo browser FINALLY blocks all third-party Microsoft trackers:
https://spreadprivacy.com/more-privacy-and-transparency/
Firefly games accused of violating CARU’s advertising and privacy guidelines:
https://bbbprograms.org/media-center/dd/firefly-games-violations
Virginia Politicians Are Suing Books They Don’t Like:
https://www.techdirt.com/2022/08/03/virginia-politicians-are-suing-books-they-dont-like/
Survey Reveals Extent that Cops Surveil Students Online — in School and at Home:
The Misleading Promise of Monitoring Students Online:
https://cdt.org/insights/report-hidden-harms-the-misleading-promise-of-monitoring-students-online/
Pennsylvania school district's Milestonesys surveillance cameras allow police to ID students in real-time:
https://www.milestonesys.com/content-hub/customer-story---ligonier-valley-schools/
Carina Leagues Club uses Milestonesys's facial recognition to ID fans:
https://www.milestonesys.com/content-hub/customer-story-carina-leagues-club-enhances-social-wellbeing-with-milestone-systems-and-facial-recognition-solution/
Putnam City Schools use Genetec and Hanwha Techwin surveillance cameras to ID students:
https://www.genetec.com/customer-stories/putnam-city-schools-video-evidence
https://campuslifesecurity.com/articles/2022/07/27/putnam-city-schools-rewrites-the-lesson-plan-for-district-surveillance.aspx
The Three I’s of a Police State Education: Indoctrination, Intimidation & Intolerance
https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/the_three_is_of_a_police_state_education_indoctrination_intimidation_intolerance
This American For-Profit Healthcare System Would Just as Soon Kill You as Look at You:
Big Pharma Flooding Airwaves With Disinformation to Kill Drug Price Reform:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/07/29/big-pharma-flooding-airwaves-disinformation-kill-drug-price-reform
Data brokers resist pressure to stop collecting info on pregnant people:
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/01/data-information-pregnant-people-00048988
Biden’s Health Agency Looking to Boost Abortion Patient Privacy:
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/bidens-health-agency-looking-to-boost-abortion-patient-privacy
Meta is sued over for collecting data on hospital patients:
https://reclaimthenet.org/meta-is-sued-over-data-collection-on-hospital-patients/
https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/facebook-slapped-another-health-data-privacy-lawsuit-a-19663
First Choice Community Healthcare data breach:
https://www.itpro.com/security/data-breaches/368709/first-choice-community-healthcare-hit-by-data-breach
Healthback Holdings data breach:
https://www.healthback.com/img/Noticeofincident.pdf
Fast Track Urgent Care data breach:
https://www.fasttrackurgentcare.com/practicemaxdatabreach5-1-2021/
Allegheny Health Network data breach:
https://www.wpxi.com/news/business/ahn-reports-data-breach/FI67ZWLNJ5FGPKL7VIW4M7VQUQ/
Dental Care Alliance Settles Class Action Data Breach Lawsuit for $3M:
https://www.scmagazine.com/analysis/breach/3m-settlement-proposed-for-dental-care-alliance-healthcare-breach-lawsuit
Bipartisan Bill Would Protect Credit Union Members from Identity Theft & Cyber Threats:
https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2022/8/sens-warner-ossoff-lummis-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-credit-union-members-from-identity-theft-cyber-threats
AG's Form Nationwide Anti-Robocalling Task Force:
https://www.pcmag.com/news/us-state-attorneys-general-form-nationwide-anti-robocalling-task-force
Beware of Third-Party Trackers Like Meta Pixel. Ignoring Them Could Be Costly:
https://hipaahealthlaw.foxrothschild.com/2022/07/articles/uncategorized/beware-of-third-party-trackers-like-meta-pixel-ignoring-them-could-be-costly/
Fraud charges in hacking case against Uber ex-security chief are dismissed:
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fraud-charges-hacking-case-against-uber-ex-security-chief-are-dismissed-2022-08-02/
Former Palantir engineers raise $20M to simplify web3 tooling:
https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/04/former-palantir-engineers-raise-20m-to-simplify-web3-tooling/
The U.S. Army, not Meta, is building the metaverse:
https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/31/the-u-s-army-not-meta-is-building-the-metaverse/
Data Platform Lytics Integrates New Security And Privacy Tools Into Google Cloud:
Hackers stole Wiseasy passwords for accessing 140,000 payment terminals:
https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/01/wiseasy-android-payment-passwords/
A man made millions unlocking T-Mobile phones with stolen passwords:
https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/2/23289699/t-mobile-phone-unlocker-guilty-25-million
Peloton to use AI to spy on customers workouts in real-time:
https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/29/how-peloton-is-using-computer-vision-to-strengthen-workouts/
Samsung has a new feature that will hide your pics during a phone repair:
Lenovo "Smart Clock Essential" comes equipped with spying Alexa:
https://www.theverge.com/23283994/lenovo-smart-clock-essential-with-alexa-review
Should self-driving cars come with black box recorders?
https://venturebeat.com/2022/08/01/should-self-driving-cars-come-with-black-box-recorders/
Charter Communications settles privacy lawsuit with record labels:
Footprint wants to change how companies collect, store and share personal data:
Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Peoples Private Info. at Federal Data Centers
California Privacy Protection Agency Opposes American Data Privacy and Protection Act:
https://www.alstonprivacy.com/cppa-board-opposes-american-data-privacy-and-protection-act/
Federal Preemption of State Privacy Law Hurts Everyone:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/07/federal-preemption-state-privacy-law-hurts-everyone
State & Local Privacy News
ME- Judge allows woman to sue male corrections officers for breaking her tailbone during a search:
MA- Supreme Court rules consent required for blood alcohol test:
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/criminal-justice/sjc-rules-consent-required-for-blood-alcohol-test
MA- Worcester cop arrested for stealing $45K in overtime not worked:
CT- New body cameras already assisting Willimantic police:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/body-cameras-already-assisting-willimantic-035900580.html
NY- Prosecutor Who Investigated Police Corruption Will Lead NYPD Watchdog:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/nyregion/charles-guria-inspector-general-nypd.html
NY- Want a pistol permit? Police to review your social media accounts:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/want-gun-permit-ny-plans-090330229.html
NY- Attorney General To Corporations: Data Breaches Will Cost You
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/new-york-attorney-general-data-breaches-will-cost-you
NC- Judge blocks enforcement of law that demands truth in campaign ads:
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/25/judge-north-carolina-campaign-ad-block-00047833
VA- Hanover County Public Schools superintendent apologizes for Nazi symbol logo:
https://www.nbc12.com/2022/08/03/hanover-superintendent-apologizes-controversial-logo
https://twitter.com/search?q=hanover%20schools&src=typed_query
GA- Revenue Department: embryos can be claimed as dependents
https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/08/02/georgia-revenue-department-embryos-dependants
TN- Nashville council advances bill restricting license plate reader use for immigration enforcement:
FL- New database on cops with bad records has holes and doesn't include citizen complaints:
FL- DMV's new ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ license plate stirs controversy:
Governor DeSantis meanwhile has claimed on Twitter that the plate is intended to send a clear message to out-of-state cars, “‘Don’t Tread on Me’ or Florida.”
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/floridas-new-dont-tread-on-me-license-plate-stirs-controversy
OH- Middletown police use money from the Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program to purchase license plate readers:
https://www.wyso.org/local-and-statewide-news/2022-07-29/middletown-police-department-to-install-license-plate-reader-cameras
MI- Court blocks enforcement of 1931 abortion ban by county prosecutors:
MI- Judge blocks prosecutors from enforcing abortion ban:
OK- School board downgrades Tulsa Public Schools for allegedly shaming White people:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/07/30/crt-oklahoma-tulsa-schools-shame-white/
OK- Public schools require proof of sex to participate in sports:
IN- Prince’s Lakes police adds Cable-TEC surveillance cameras at town entrances:
https://dailyjournal.net/2022/08/03/princes-lakes-police-add-safety-cameras-near-town-entrances/
CA- Pasadena Police Could Use the Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program to Purchase More License Plate Readers:
CA- Calistoga police to purchase six Flock Safety license plate readers:
World Privacy News
Airline passengers traveling from Helsinki’s to Croatia to use digital ID's:
https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000008967544.html
Meta must disclose India's Human Rights Impact Assessment:
https://www.accessnow.org/meta-india-human-rights-impact-assessment/
Why The Chinese Police Database Hack Is Bad News For Surveillance States Everywhere:
Sensitive data ruling by Europe’s top court could force broad privacy reboot:
https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/02/cjeu-sensitive-data-case/
European privacy regulators slam online child abuse law over ‘serious risks’ for rights:
Daughter of imprisoned Rwandan dissident: Governments must be ‘accountable’ for NSO Group spyware use
Netherlands- Police viciously beat protesters defending a farmer mural:
https://thecountersignal.com/dutch-police-beat-unarmed-protesters/
Poland and Moldova signed bilateral Personal Data Protection Cooperation Agreement:
https://datepersonale.md/acord-international-de-cooperare-intre-centrul-national-pentru-protectia-datelor-cu-caracter-personal-din-republica-moldova-si-oficiul-pentru-protectia-datelor-din-republica-polona/
Czech Republic- Data Protection Authority fined Ministry of Interior CZK 975,000 for allowing police access to quarantine app:
https://www.uoou.cz/vismo/dokumenty2.asp?id_org=200144&id=56444
France- Government to Adopt Biometric Patient ID's
https://www.thelocal.fr/20220804/carte-vitale-france-to-adopt-a-new-biometric-health-card/
Greece- Government rolls out digital ID drivers licenses:
https://thecountersignal.com/greece-rolls-out-digital-id-wallet/
UK- Government to use facial recognition smart watches to monitor foreign offenders FIVE times a day:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/aug/05/facial-recognition-smartwatches-to-be-used-to-monitor-foreign-offenders-in-uk
UK- One-legged man with dementia, 93, dies after police Taser and pepper spray him:
https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/04/sussex-disabled-man-with-dementia-93-dies-after-arrest-17130022
UK- WhatsApp: We won't lower security (data encryption) for any government
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62291328
UK- Government's Data Protection and Digital Information Bill:
https://www.insideprivacy.com/united-kingdom-2/a-cautious-approach-the-uk-governments-data-protection-and-digital-information-bill/
UK- British Parliament deactivated its TikTok account over data privacy concerns:
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-parliament-axes-tiktok-account-mp-outcry-china-links/
UK-The government is charging people for the sin of driving:
https://thecountersignal.com/ulez-the-uk-is-charging-people-for-the-sin-of-driving/
UK- Health adviser found guilty of illegally accessing patient records:
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2022/08/former-health-adviser-found-guilty-of-illegally-accessing-patient-records/
Taiwan- FaceHeart Launches Facial Recognition AI to Measure People's Vital Signs:
https://www.faceheart.com/news_detail.php?id=19
India- Children's faces not registered with Aadhaar digital ID shut out of schools:
https://news.trust.org/item/20220727140816-89gn0
India- Technology minister withdraws privacy bill proposal, working on new law:
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indian-government-withdraws-data-protection-bill-2022-08-03/
India- Government withdraws personal data bill that alarmed tech giants:
https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/03/india-government-to-withdraw-personal-data-protection-bill/
India- Sensitive data of 288M pension fund holders exposed:
https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/03/india-pension-fund-data-exposed/
Egypt- Telecom Egypt uses facial recognition CCTV cameras to ID employees:
Israel- BS Warning: Probe clears police of unlawful NSO spyware phone hacking
Israel- Cityshob data-first approach to building smart cities:
Four Dead in South Africa Cost-of-living Protests:
https://www.africanews.com/2022/08/01/south-africa-two-dead-in-anti-cost-of-living-protest/
Ghana- Ghana imposes fee for fingerprint SIM Vodafone registrations:
https://citinewsroom.com/2022/07/sim-card-re-registration-extended-to-september-30/
https://support.vodafone.com.gh/sim-registration-centres/
Kenya- Facebook risks being banned for failing to stop hate speech:
https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/29/facebook-risks-ban-in-kenya-for-failing-to-stop-hate-speech/
Kenya- Startups among entities to face tougher laws as govt. moves to protect personal data:
https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/05/startups-among-entities-to-face-tougher-laws-as-kenya-moves-to-protect-personal-data/
AU- Australian Turf Club and Royal Randwick use Oosto facial recognition to ID customers in real-time:
https://oosto.com/press/australian-turf-club-partners-with-oosto/
https://oosto.com/resource/gaming-atc-case-study/
AU- Federal Police charge man with creating global spyware tool:
https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/afp-charges-man-creating-global-spyware-tool
Canada- Court Documents Reveal Government’s Vaccine Travel Ban Had No Scientific Basis
"On Aug. 13, 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced those who were not vaccinated couldn't travel on planes or trains and could not cross provinces, let alone leave the country. But court documents reveal the restrictions weren't rooted in science at all, but politics."
Canada- Rapper wants justice after police 'tore house apart' in failed no-knock raid:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-police-chris-woof-no-knock-raid-1.6528319
Canada- Tim Hortons Offers a Free Coffee and Pastry for Spying on People for Over a Year:
Canada- Privacy commissioner investigating controversial ArriveCAN app:
https://globalnews.ca/news/9022878/federal-privacy-commissioner-arrivecan-app-investigation/
Colombia- Air travelers to use digital ID's across South America: