Privacy
Real-Time Crime Center Surveillance: Bigger Than Flock
Flock license plate cameras have drawn a wave of public criticism. But according to a recent NPR report carried by STLPR, experts say another class of police technology deserves more scrutiny: real-ti...
Oklahoma Judge Strikes Down Warrantless Plate Reader Tracking
An Oklahoma judge has ruled that mass surveillance through license plate readers is unconstitutional without a warrant. The decision came in a case tied to a 91-pound methamphetamine bust, and it is a...
Safepay Lists T-Systems on Leak Site With 2-Day Deadline
A ransomware group has added a major German technology provider to its list of victims. The Safepay ransomware T-Systems leak site listing, first reported by Cybernews, names T-Systems, the informatio...
Apple, Google Lobby to Strip Liability From Age Check Bills
Apple and Google are reportedly lobbying lawmakers to remove liability provisions from draft online safety and age assurance bills. The effort, covered by Biometric Update, shows a fault line that has...
Delhi Police CCTV Surveillance RTI Reply Cites 2022 SOP
A Right to Information (RTI) reply from Delhi Police about live CCTV monitoring of protests at Jantar Mantar has raised as many questions as it has answered. According to reporting by MediaNama, the r...
Flock License Plate Reader Ruling: Judge Cites Fourth Amendment
A judge has ruled that a police officer's warrantless search of Flock's license plate reader network violated a suspect's Fourth Amendment rights. According to TechRadar's reporting, the judge describ...
Croatia Fines Casino Operator €2.6M Over Fingerprint Data
Croatia's data protection regulator has fined an unnamed gambling operator nearly €2.6 million for collecting four fingerprints from each casino player. The casino fingerprint data GDPR fine, reported...
Flock Ruling: Police Buying Location Data Warrant Loophole
A court has now ruled that warrantless searches of Flock's license plate reader data amount to mass surveillance. It is being described as the first ruling of its kind. But the same reporting points t...
Dozen Cameras Before Work: Facial Recognition Privacy Laws
A recent essay on Substack opens with a scene most city dwellers will recognize: you pass a dozen cameras before you even reach work, and your face may be scanned, tagged, and logged without a flash o...
Casar and Brown Press FBI's Patel Over Flock Camera Plan
Two members of Congress want to know why the FBI is planning to buy into commercial license-plate camera networks. Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee, a...