From the see-we-told-you-it-was-good-for-you dept., this August 24th press release from NYS Governor Cuomo’s office (expect Joe Cadillic to go apoplectic when he returns): Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that a major enhancement to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles’ facial recognition program has led to more than 100 arrests and 900 open…
Month: August 2016
The most absurd Internet privacy class-action settlement ever
Remember the lawsuit against Yahoo! for scanning non-users’ emails for advertising purposes? David Kravets writes: Days ago, a Silicon Valley federal judge signed off (PDF) on a settlement (PDF). The lawyers won, they were awarded $4 million (£3 million), and the public got nothing. What’s more, the settlement allows Yahoo to continue to scan e-mails without non-Yahoo users’ consent….
Your privacy doesn’t matter at the U.S. border
Constitutional law professor Noah Feldman writes: Wall Street Journal reporter Maria Abi-Habib made waves in journalistic circles last month after she posted on Facebook that Department of Homeland Security officials tried to seize her phones as she entered the U.S. at Los Angeles International Airport. What was striking about her post was that Homeland Security’s…
Citizens United Cannot Keep Donors’ Names Secret in NY
Jack Bouboushian reports: A federal judge on Monday dismissed Citizens United’s claims that its donors would face harassment or retaliation if their names are made public, as required by New York law. New York requires every charitable organization to file a copy of its IRS Form 990 Schedule B, a list of its donors, with…