Maeve Allsup reports: The government may compel individuals to unlock devices using biometrics during the execution of a search warrant without violating the individual’s Fourth or Fifth Amendment rights, a federal court in Kentucky ruled Thursday. The federal government sought to obtain a search warrant to seize evidence on cellphones, [Read More…]
1News reports: State Services Minister Chris Hipkins has apologised to people with Covid-19 whose personal details were leaked as part of a privacy breach. “I unreservedly apologise on behalf of the New Zealand Government. We will find out who had the information who shouldn’t have and who released it in [Read More…]
Kishalaya Kundu reports: TikTok has sought to distance itself from Beijing after it was banned in India earlier this week. In a letter to the Indian government dated June 28th, the company’s CEO, Kevin Mayer, said that the Chinese government has never asked for data of Indian users. He further [Read More…]
Kat Bryant reports: A California consumer claims The Weather Channel mobile app’s operator is “fraudulently collecting, maintaining, and then profiting off of users’ valuable geolocation data.” The Weather Channel class action lawsuit alleges that TWC Product and Technology tracks the physical locations of app users without their permission or knowledge, [Read More…]