Douglas Murray Announces New Doxing Database to Keep Critics of Israel From Getting a Job
https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64304
Terms of Service and Fourth Amendment Rights
"Almost everything you do on the Internet is governed by Terms of Service. The language in Terms of Service typically gives Internet providers broad rights to address potential account misuse. But do these Terms alter Fourth Amendment rights, either diminishing or even eliminating constitutional rights in Internet accounts? In the last five years, many courts have ruled that they do. These courts treat Terms of Service like a rights contract: by agreeing to use an Internet account subject to broad Terms of Service, you give up your Fourth Amendment rights."
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4342122
What Happens to Your Sensitive Data When a Data Broker Goes Bankrupt?
https://themarkup.org/privacy/2024/02/23/what-happens-to-your-sensitive-data-when-a-data-broker-goes-bankrupt
GOP's Anti-Abortion Big Brother Not Just Watching You. They're Stalking You
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/texas-abortion-law-out-of-state
Press freedom and government transparency during COVID-19
"Government agencies at all levels should proactively release records and information about COVID-19 and how government agencies and officials are responding to it. Under the federal FOIA, for example, agencies are required to proactively publish records that have been released to a requester and are likely to be the subject of future requests."
https://www.rcfp.org/resources/covid-19/
DOJ Gives Clemson University Nearly $1M to Track Spread of “Disinformation”
https://www.judicialwatch.org/1-million-to-track-misinfo/
The Silicon Valley-CIA Revolving Door Is Bigger Than You Thought
https://twitter.com/NameRedacted247
Court Upholds $90M Settlement in Facebook User Tracking Case
https://bnnbreaking.com/tech/court-upholds-90-million-settlement-in-facebook-user-tracking-case
Meta Staff Found Instagram Tool Enabled Child Exploitation. The Company Pressed Ahead Anyway
https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-staff-found-instagram-subscription-tool-enabled-child-exploitation-the-company-pressed-ahead-anyway-a18e81e6
WTF? Google Claims Prosecutors Failed To Prove They Illegally Monopolized Search
Google AI model generating realistic images of people sparks backlash
https://readwrite.com/google-introduces-advanced-ai-capabilities-to-advertisers-through-gemini-integration/
Google has Usurped Democracy
https://brownstone.org/articles/google-has-usurped-democracy/
Bill Gates Partner GAVI Vaccine Alliance Targets Online Memes
https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/how-memes-transformed-pics-cute-cats-health-disinformation-super-spreaders
FCC plan for cybersecurity labeling program for smart products
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-400637A1.pdf
Avast fined $16.5M for falsely claiming their browser would block online tracking, Avast actually sold consumers' browsing data to third parties
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/02/ftc-order-will-ban-avast-selling-browsing-data-advertising-purposes-require-it-pay-165-million-over
Once Again Appeals Court Rules That NCMEC Is Not An Agent Of Law Enforcement
https://fourthamendment.com/?p=57117
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-10th-circuit/115843331.html
Tax evasion by millionaires and billionaires tops $150 billion a year
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/22/tax-evasion-by-wealthiest-americans-tops-150-billion-a-year-irs.html
FTC says H&R Block used deceptive 'free' marketing and deleted customers' data
Credit Report Error Complaints Surge. Here’s Why You Should Check Yours
https://www.consumerreports.org/money/credit-scores-reports/credit-report-error-complaints-surge-check-your-report-a1194343465/
Machir Recalls Biometric Personal Safes Due to Serious Injury Hazard and Risk of Death
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2024/Machir-Recalls-Biometric-Personal-Safes-Due-to-Serious-Injury-Hazard-and-Risk-of-Death
Allowing Big Tech to police themselves with their own 'honor code' hasn't worked
https://www.abqjournal.com/opinion/opinion-allowing-big-tech-to-police-themselves-with-their-own-honor-code-hasnt-worked/article_3e872742-cc32-11ee-bce4-934aff0916a6.html
We Can't Stop Authoritarianism Without Taking on Wall Street
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/we-can-t-stop-authoritarianism-without-taking-on-wall-street
Why Are Corporate Profits Soaring? Because You're Getting Fleeced
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/corporate-greedflation
West Virginia Republicans Want to Throw Librarians in Jail
https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-ian-black-west-virginia-republicans-want-to-throw-librarians-in-jail
Georgia lawmakers eye allowing criminal charges against school librarians over sexual content of books
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-lawmakers-eye-allowing-criminal-charges-vs-school-librarians-over-sexual-content-of-books/
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Files Supreme Court Brief Against Biden Administration’s Online Censorship
https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/the-association-of-american-physicians-and-surgeons-aaps-files-amicus-brief-against-biden-administration-s-censorship-13bb201a
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-411/300032/20240207151527024_AAPS%20amicus%20brief%20Murthy%20v%20Missouri%2023-411.pdf
FOIA follies at the State Department
https://papersplease.org/wp/2024/02/16/foia-follies-at-the-state-department/#more-18471
The Supreme Court is about to decide the future of online speech
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/23/24080521/supreme-court-netchoice-florida-texas-social-media-laws-arguments
Gamestop Can’t Dodge Video Privacy Class Action Lawsuit
Doordash Fined $375K For Selling Customers Personal Info
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-announces-settlement-doordash-investigation-finds-company
Ispire, Berify and Chemular want to use age verification to purchase e-cigarettes and vaping products
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ispire-berify-and-chemular-to-propel-innovation-in-vape-hardware-manufacturing-industry-302068135.html
Anti-privacy giants want you to surrender hope. Don't give up without a fight
https://www.salon.com/2024/02/20/anti-privacy-giants-want-you-to-surrender-hope-dont-give-up-without-a-fight/
ChatGPT is getting ‘memory’ to remember who you are and what you like
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/13/24071106/chatgpt-memory-openai-ai-chatbot-history
Senators introduce bill to prevent use of algorithms to raise rent
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-and-welch-introduce-legislation-to-crack-down-on-companies-that-inflate-rents-with-price-fixing-algorithms
Reddit to allow its online communities to be scraped for AI training data
https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1av4ris/reddit_about_to_license_their_entire_user/
House Launches Bipartisan Task Force on AI
https://www.speaker.gov/house-launches-bipartisan-task-force-on-artificial-intelligence/
https://www.courthousenews.com/house-stands-up-new-task-force-to-tackle-ai-policy-issues/
Waymo Recalls 444 Self-Driving Vehicles Over Software Error
UnitedHealth Blamed ‘Nation-State’ Threat in Hack That Disrupted Pharmacy Orders
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unitedhealth-blamed-nation-state-threat-214720756.html
Health and Human Services to Resurrect Random HIPAA Audits
https://www.govinfosecurity.com/theyre-back-hhs-ocr-plans-to-resurrect-random-hipaa-audits-a-24353
Green Ridge Behavioral Health fined $40K for HIPPA violations
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/agreements/green-ridge-behavioral-health-ra-cap/index.html
American Vision Partners data breach affects 2.3M people
HHS Report on HIPAA Data Breaches for 2022
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/compliance-report-to-congress-2022.pdf
Strengthening Health Data Privacy For Americans
https://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/privacy_report1.pdf
State & Local Privacy News
VT- Public records are just that
"It seems that some state agencies would want to turn the law on its head, using it as a shield to deny reporters timely access to what should be readily available public information. Rather than just answer a straightforward question posed by a reporter, they force the reporter to file a formal request — slowing the process and depriving readers of illuminating information."
https://vtdigger.org/2024/02/19/letters-from-the-editors-public-records-are-just-that/
MA- Cops who are decertified. Can they go work elsewhere?
MA- Boston Families Furious as City Kicks Black Children Out of Community Center to House Migrants
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/roxbury-melnea-a-cass-recreational-community-center-migrants/
MA- The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine Gone Rogue
https://brownstone.org/articles/massachusetts-gone-rogue/
CT- Want to hand out pamphlets on the town of Suffield? You’ll need a permit
https://www.thefire.org/news/want-hand-out-pamphlets-town-green-youll-need-permit
PA- Philly mayor might consider these lessons from NYC before expanding stop-and-frisk
MN- House committee moves bill that would lengthen statute of limitations for wrongly convicted
https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/house-committee-moves-bill-that-would-lengthen-statute-of-limitations-for-wrongly-convicted/
IL- Chicago Board of Education votes to remove cops from schools
https://www.courthousenews.com/chicago-board-of-education-votes-to-remove-cops-from-chicago-schools/
IL- Dixon residents privacy concerns prevents police from purchasing license plate readers
https://nrgmediadixon.com/2024/02/16/138323/
NE- Bill would require residents to verify their age to watch porn
https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/02/21/bill-would-require-nebraskans-to-verify-their-age-to-peruse-porn/
NE- Governor Passes Genetic Information Privacy Act
https://today.westlaw.com/Document/Ic51c73b1cb7211ee8921fbef1a541940/View/FullText.html
TX- Black teen suspended over dreadlocks heads to court in CROWN Act case
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4480942-dreadlocks-texas-court-crown-act-hair-discrimination/
Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle, judge says
https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-school-punishment-black-students-hair-legal-crown/story?id=107451979
CA- San Fransisco police commission votes to end pretextual stops
https://sfstandard.com/2024/02/21/san-francisco-police-commission-final-vote-to-limit-pretext-stops/
Traffic stops in San Francisco are about to fundamentally change — unless police block the move
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/traffic-stops-san-francisco-police-commission-18682206.php
CA- ACLU Urges Court to Continue to Block Age-Appropriate Design Code Act
CA- Bill introduced to require schools to have armed officers on campus
World Privacy News
EU Extends Mass Surveillance of Private Messages on Social Media Until April 2026
Mass surveillance and encryption backdoors have no future in Europe
https://edri.org/our-work/mass-surveillance-and-encryption-backdoors-have-no-future-in-europe/
Racial profiling and "internal pushbacks" in new Schengen borders legislation
French right-wing party slams former Frontex boss joining far-right
Investigation into Israeli use of killer drones targeting civilians
https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-drones-gaza
World Court to Review 57-Year Israeli Occupation
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/02/16/world-court-review-57-year-israeli-occupation
Brussels spyware crisis expands: Two MEPs hit in phone-hacking security breach
https://www.politico.eu/article/parliament-defense-subcommittee-phones-checked-for-spyware/
https://www.politico.eu/article/nathalie-loiseau-elena-yoncheva-pegasus-spyware-european-parliament-security-defense-subcommittee/
European Commission launches formal proceedings against TikTok
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_926
European Commission Launches European AI Office
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/ai-office
Concerns raised over UK Data Protection Bill’s impact on EU’s GDPR
Russia- Surge in abuse of anti-terrorism laws to suppress dissent
Poland- Parliament launches Pegasus spyware investigation
https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-pegasus-spyware-probe-law-and-justice-pis-jaroslaw-kaczynski/
Germany- National digital ID easy to hack
https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/elektronischer-personalausweis-hacker-deckt-schwachstellen-bei-der-nutzung-des-onlineausweises-auf-a-6cf8712f-e713-4da8-a78d-947dd114fd61
Austria- Government Launches Digital Vehicle Registration
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/austria-launches-digital-vehicle-registration-302067343.html
France- It Is Now A Crime To Refuse The mRNA Injection
https://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/it-is-now-a-crime-to-refuse-the-mrna-injection-in-france
France- Data Protection Authority guidance on protecting athletes health data
https://www.cnil.fr/fr/la-collecte-de-donnees-pour-la-mesure-de-la-performance-physique-individuelle-des-sportifs-de-haut
UK- Serco Leisure ordered to stop using facial recognition on employees
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/serco-leisure-ordered-stop-using-111952207.html
UK- Mobile use of enforcement to detect motorists who are not wearing a seatbelt or using mobile phones is being extended
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-68373765
UK- Stop and search disparities undermine trust in police
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-68294815
UK- Met police are ‘arrogant and resistant to change’
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/23/met-police-is-arrogant-and-resistant-to-change-doreen-lawrence-says
UK- Employers issued update on right to work check requirements (digital ids)
UK- Energy Companies to Re-start Forced Installation of Prepayment “Smart” Meters
Vietnam- Government Digital ID cards will collect DNA, Iris scan, voice samples and blood type of everyone over the age of 14
https://en.baochinhphu.vn/viet-nam-to-collect-biometric-information-for-identification-from-july-111240219111759363.htm
Malta- Government to have biometric passports from October
https://timesofmalta.com/article/malta-to-have-biometric-passports-from-october.220290
South Korea- UNIONCOMMUNITY uses FaceMe to ID bank customers
https://www.cyberlink.com/eng/press_room/view_5030.html
India- Amnesty International: The price of protest must not be death
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/02/india-the-price-of-protest-must-not-be-death/
India- Police buy 4 long-range drones
https://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/police-buy-4-long-range-drones/81862625.html
Saudi Arabia- SenseTime investing in local businesses
https://www.ft.com/content/21f9ca35-7170-4eab-bf0b-2f3d0df9bad1
Nigeria- Data Protection Commission guidance for the registration requirements for data controllers
https://ndpc.gov.ng/Files/registration.pdf
AU-Celeb Blogger Turned Cop Charged With Killing TV Host Ex and His New Lover
https://www.itv.com/news/2024-02-23/australian-policeman-charged-with-murder-of-tv-star-ex-boyfriend-and-new-lover
Canada- 'Facial recognition' error message on vending machine sparks concern at University of Waterloo
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/facial-recognition-error-message-on-vending-machine-sparks-concern-at-university-of-waterloo-1.6779835
Canada- Prince George’s Co. sheriff’s deputy convicted of rape after it was caught on tape
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/16/prince-georges-sheriff-deputy-rape-conviction/
Canada- Government would require websites to verify age to watch porn
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/02/21/conservative-government-would-require-id-to-watch-porn-poilievre/
Argentina- Justice defines whether facial recognition returns on the streets of Buenos Aires