Information Law, Policy and Digital Privacy
Zoom continues to face backlash over its privacy and security practices. In particular, concerns have been raised regarding the lack of end-to-end encryption, the prevalence of "zoombombing" (when uninvited participants join…
The CDC is collecting data on citizens' locations and movements from cell phones, social media, and airline passenger manifests -- and doing so without judicial oversight. (Daily Beast; Surveillance Technology…
The Singaporean government introduced a contact-tracing app named TraceTogether that mainly uses Bluetooth to keep a 21-day log of who users have been in close contact with. Singapore placed many…
In China, " new system uses software to dictate quarantines — and appears to send personal data to police, in a troubling precedent for automated social control." (N.Y. Times) The…
Two school districts in South Carolina have replaced metal detectors with millimeter wave body scanners. This yet another privacy concern in the school context, after universities have begun attempting to track students using Bluetooth…
The European Commission published its data strategy. The proposal emphasizes the development of rules for access and re-use of industrial and commercial data, as well as building a single data market…
The Department of Justice unsealed indictments against four officers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), charging them with carrying out the 2017 hack against consumer credit bureau Equifax. The indictments allege that…
Facebook and Twitter announced new policies for how they plan to handle deepfake videos and falsified content. In an interview with CBS, the CEO of controversial facial recognition company, Clearview AI, argued…
U.K. allows Huawei to given permission to build noncritical parts of the 5G Network, despite U.S. security concerns. Avast, a free antivirus software company, is accused of selling users’ location…
The UK rolled out new child privacy standards for any app, device, or online service that processes personal data. Earlier this week, the New York Times reported about a company…