PRG News Roundup, September 15, 2021
President Biden nominated Alvaro Bedoya for a seat on the Federal Trade Commission. Bedoya, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, is a well-known privacy advocate. He has a research…
PRG News Roundup, March 12, 2021
The Israeli government attempted to transfer information to local authorities that would enable them to track the identity of people who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine. These health data…
PRG News Roundup, Feb. 26, 2021
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen dropped a Trump Administration proposal to reform global digital tax rules to include a "safe harbor" provision that would have allowed tech companies to opt out of a…
PRG News Roundup, Feb. 15, 2021
The International Network of Civil Liberties Organisations released a report on facial recognition technologies across the world. It uses stories from 13 member organizations to highlight discrimination and the impact…
PRG News Roundup Feb. 12, 2021
Clubhouse, the audio-based social networking app, has faced a host of privacy issues. Clubhouse is facing regulatory/legal issues in Germany, apparently linked to its collection of contact information and its…
PRG News Roundup Jan 29, 2021
Global Privacy Control is a global internet browser opt out that sends a general signal for users wanting as little data collection and sharing as possible. The GPC standard will…
PRG News Roundup, Nov. 20, 2020
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) investigation into Amazon Ring doorbell reveals egregiously lax privacy policies and civil rights protections. Lawmaker found Ring has no evidentiary standards for law enforcement to…
PRG News Roundup Nov. 6, 2020
Arthur Conan Doyle's estate sued Netflix because Sherlock Holmes is portrayed in Enola Holmes as compassionate, a portrayal of Sherlock Holmes that only took place in the final 10 books which are…
PRG News Roundup, Oct. 30, 2020
Apple has been hit with an antitrust complaint by the Interactive Advertising Bureau in France over its planned privacy settings which will limit the ability of app developers to track…
PRG News Roundup, Oct. 23, 2020
The University of Miami has recently come under scrutiny for its alleged use of facial recognition technology to target students participating in protests. The University has denied that it utilizes…