U.S. Privacy And World Privacy News
How Do I Protect My Privacy If I’m Seeking an Abortion?
https://themarkup.org/the-breakdown/2024/11/14/privacy-guide-go-incognito
Will pregnant Texas drivers be free to use HOV lanes?
Texas penal code states an unborn child is considered a person "at every stage of gestation from fertilization until birth.
https://www.chron.com/politics/article/texas-hov-lanes-pregnant-19910520.php
Oklahoma orders schools to show MAGA prayer video
BS WARNING: Michigan DOT to use thermal-imaging cameras to allegedly ID bicyclists and pedestrians
How long before transit police use thermal-imaging cameras to illegally scan people for weapons or any items on their bodies?
Senator Slams Gun Industry’s “Invasive and Dangerous” Sharing of Customer Data With Political Operatives
https://www.propublica.org/article/blumenthal-slams-gun-industry-customer-data-investigation
Distributor of encrypted phones bugged by feds handed a prison sentence
Did You Just Agree to Be Tracked? Apps Secretly Fuel Government Surveillance
"Government agencies use Locate X to track citizens’ movements via app data, bypassing warrant requirements. Popular apps like weather and fitness apps collect and sell location data, which reaches agencies indirectly. Legal debates argue that users didn't consent to this level of surveillance by merely accepting app terms. Secret Service and others leverage this data, blurring the line between public information and private data rights."
Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries
Most book bans target children’s literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color
British Nonprofit Worked With State Department, White House, And Former Intelligence Officials to Censor Americans
https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/center-for-countering-digital-hate/
Jawboning In Plain Sight: The Unconstitutional Censorship Tolerated By The DMCA
Trump Ramps Up Threats To Sue Publishers Over Their Speech
Elon Musk’s Own AI Chatbot ‘Grok’ Labels Him a Major Spreader of Misinformation on X
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-grok-twitter-ai-misinformation-b2645906.html
EFF to Court: Reject X’s Effort to Revive a Speech-Chilling Lawsuit Against a Nonprofit
X's privacy dilemma: When blocking is not really blocking anymore
https://www.barandbench.com/columns/xs-privacy-dilemma-when-blocking-is-not-really-blocking-anymore
Courts Are Coming for Digital Libraries
"An appeals court recently said the Internet Archive is not protected by fair use doctrine."
https://reason.com/2024/11/10/courts-are-coming-for-digital-libraries/
CFPB Report Warns States of Risks of Exempting Financial Institutions from Privacy Laws
Big Banks Trying to Sabotage CFPB’s Open Banking Rule
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/big-banks-trying-to-sabotage-cfpbs-open-banking-rule
Snapchat will soon be able to alert parents when their teen leaves or arrives at certain locations
The Looming GOP Battle Over Whether You Have to Go to Hell and Back to Cancel Amazon Prime
https://theintercept.com/2024/11/15/click-to-cancel-ftc-trump/
Judges Say Google Lied and Cheated in Monopoly Cases
Judge blasts Google over ‘destroyed’ evidence
Google Home starts testing Gemini ‘AI Camera Search’ and descriptions
https://9to5google.com/2024/11/12/google-home-gemini-ai-camera-search/
Google Maps Is Deleting Your Entire Location History
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-maps-timeline-deadline-3499115/
Apple entering the home surveillance business; debuts smart home camera in 2025
https://gizmodo.com/apple-is-reportedly-working-on-a-smart-home-camera-2000523652
Lindt admits its chocolate isn’t actually ‘expertly crafted with the finest ingredients’
https://fortune.com/europe/2024/11/12/lindt-us-lawsuit/
The Biggest Corporate Fines of 2024
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-biggest-corporate-fines-of-2024/#google_vignette
Verizon, AT&T tell courts: FCC can’t punish us for selling user location data
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/11/verizon-att-tell-courts-fcc-cant-punish-us-for-selling-user-location-data/
Signal gets new video call features, making it a viable alternative to Zoom, Meet and Teams
Amazon developing smart driver eyeglasses to shave seconds off deliveries
Ford fined $165M for taking to long to notify customers about airbag recall
Two friends burned to death in Tesla as electronic doors wouldn't open after crash
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/terrified-friends-burned-death-tesla-34087725
GM's self-driving unit Cruise fined $500K for submitting false report
WTF? Virginia family drives RV just 45 miles on dynamic toll road, gets hit with OBSCENE $576 charge
I-25 South Gap in Colorado to begin dynamic tolling that changes every 5-15 minutes
"Tolls on all Colorado toll lanes will see the amounts change as often as every five to 15 minutes, depending on how heavy traffic is..."
Law firm data breach affects 300K patients
https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2024/11/13/300000-patients-impacted-by-law-firm-data-breach/
State & Local Privacy News
ME- Inspectors flag widespread deficiencies in state child abuse and neglect investigations
NH- State Supreme Court Invalidates Geico Underinsured Claim Provision
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2024/11/14/801109.htm
MA- ‘I want to scream, but I can’t.’ The hidden world of special education settlements
DC- Government to Allow Voluntary Trainings for Local Officials as Protected Speech Under the First Amendment
VA- BS WARNING: Fairfax County police claim 27 Flock Safety license plate readers are no threat to privacy
IN- Attorney general, adult websites clash in age verification lawsuit
TX- Dallas Voters Nix an All-Purpose Excuse for Police Harassment: 'I Smelled Marijuana'
TX- Abernathy police purchase license plate readers
NE- Lincoln Police claim 20 license plate readers in police cruisers are a new tool to spot vehicles of police interest
https://www.1011now.com/2024/11/01/lpd-unveils-license-plate-readers-mainstream-tool-officers/
NV- BS Warning: Clark County Sheriff Claims Traffic Cameras Will Save Lives
"Just last month, the Phoenix City Council voted to return red light cameras to the city, five years after they were removed because of concerns over privacy, effectiveness and discrimination."
CA- New LAPD chief says people aren't calling the police enough
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-14/jim-mcdonnell-sworn-in-lapd-chief
CA- Hospital charges family $300K for snakebite treatment of toddler
World Privacy News
France, Germany and the Netherlands push for EU-wide "tracking and bugging of vehicles"
“A joint non-paper sent to other EU member states aims to amend the 2014 law to enhance cross-border surveillance cooperation. The reform would allow police to continue using GPS trackers and bugging devices on vehicles when they travel into other EU member states, without requiring additional legal approval in each country.”
Israel’s Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/14/israels-crimes-against-humanity-gaza
Video reveals Israeli hooligans attacked Dutch police while instigating Amsterdam unrest
https://thegrayzone.com/2024/11/10/video-israeli-hooligans-attacked-police-amsterdam/
Internet age verification is a smokescreen to coerce us into using digital IDs
https://expose-news.com/2024/11/12/internet-age-verification-is-a-smokescreen/
Exiting WHO is not enough; we need to exit the entire corrupted public health industry
https://expose-news.com/2024/11/13/exiting-who-is-not-enough/
EU fines Meta $840M for ‘abusive practices’ on Facebook Marketplace
The French National Gaming Authority investigates Peter Thiel-backed betting platform
"A gambler used the site to wager $28M on Donald Trump to win U.S. election."
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/24/polymarket-trump-french-election-bet.html
Trump, Crypto, Conflicts and Corruption
https://www.citizen.org/news/trump-crypto-conflicts-and-corruption/
Crypto Super PACs Raise $100M War Chest for 2024 Congressional Elections
New Zealand's shoplifting intelligence software platform raises $74M to expand globally
Germany- Pensioner’s House Raided for Calling Green Minister an “Imbecile”
Denmark- Welfare Authority's AI-powered welfare system fuels mass surveillance and risks discriminating against migrants
UK- Government Creates Digital IDs For Veterans
UK- The Royal College of Defense Studies toured region illegally occupied by Israel
https://www.declassifieduk.org/british-army-college-toured-region-illegally-occupied-by-israel/
UK- London Telegraph Journalist Gets "Hate Incident" Visit From Police
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/12/telegraph-journalist-allison-pearson-hate-crime-alleged/
UK- Journalism is not a crime – Tell that to the British state
https://www.declassifieduk.org/journalism-is-not-a-crime-tell-that-to-the-british-state/
UK- Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/why-the-guardian-is-no-longer-posting-on-x
UK- Met Office is ‘Inventing’ Temperature Data from 100 Non-Existent Stations
UK- 60K drivers wrongfully ticketed at Dartford Crossing
UK- AI and cybercrime: implications for individuals and the healthcare sector
IRL- 80 percent of vapers never been asked for age verification
Hong Kong- Government to launch digital drivers licenses in 2025
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202411/06/P2024110600298.htm
India- Supreme court condemns ‘bulldozer justice’ targeting the minority Muslim community
Lebanon- What Can The Government Do to Stop Israeli War Crimes?
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/12/what-can-lebanese-government-do-stop-war-crimes
NZ- BS WARNING: Pro-government report on mapping public acceptance of facial recognition
https://nationalsecurityjournal.nz/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/10/NSJ-2024-October-Dynon.pdf
Canada- Government's Censorship Crusade Targets Tech Giants in a Push for “Disinformation” Control
Canada- Newly elected councilors in Dawson City, refuse to swear allegiance to U.K.'s King Charles
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dawson-city-canada-oath-allegiance-uk-king-charles/
Venezuela- Government releases 107 protesters arrested after July election