Information Law, Policy and Digital Privacy
Facebook files a patent for identifying cameras through the vagaries of their hardware profiles. The ECJ Advocat General rules that the US/EU data "safe harbor" agreement fail to meet European data protection standards.
Earlier this year, Facebook filed a patent application claiming a method for identifying camera signatures based on features extracted from uploaded images, including faulty pixel positions in the camera and…
California appeals court rules in favor of Facebook over access to social media posts protected under federal law: "Appeals Court Sides with Facebook in Fight over Postings" New Hampshire public…
The FDA has just determined that the New Drug Application combining schizophrenia medication Abilify with a chip / ingestible sensor, is sufficiently complete to allow for a substantive review. The…
Keystroke biometric technologies may play role in new password systems and could be used to identify users: “Future Passwords Will Use Typing Style and Other ‘Cognitive Fingerprints’” Colleges are using big data in…
The summer news provided the Privacy Research Group with quite a bit of discussion. The one topic that provoked the liveliest debate was the recent hack and public release of…
Hackers release account and credit card information from 37 million users of Ashley Madison, a dating website for would-be adulterers. “The Ashley Madison Data Dump, Explained” The Third Circuit affirms…
European Regulators are beginning to reevaluate the EU Directive on Data Retention that was struck down last year: "Data retention update: the Global Battle to Stop Data Stockpiling Continues" The Supreme…
April 22, 2015 Government (Finally) Takes a Concrete Step to Fight Identity Theft: Medicare Cards No Longer to Include Social Security Numbers President Obama recently signed a bill to stop the…
German government plans to introduce legislation allowing phone and Internet records to be retained for up to 10 weeks. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3040184/Germany-allow-phone-data-retention-10-weeks.html Big Brother Awards held in Germany, recognize companies and governmental…