Joe Cadillic had sent along this item a few days ago, and I am still thinking about it. See what you think. JD Heyes reports, in part: When does it become illegal for a large technology company to record people? Building a device with a microphone in it is a [Read More…]
Rob Price reports: Facebook harvested the email contacts of 1.5 million users without their knowledge or consent when they opened their accounts. Since May 2016, the social-networking company has collected the contact lists of 1.5 million users new to the social network, Business Insider can reveal. The Silicon Valley company [Read More…]
GDPR is very protective of children, and like FERPA, can be confusing at times to parents who want to understand what is allowed and what is not. Adrian Weckler reports: Irish school principals who tell parents they cannot take photos at communions or sports days “because of GDPR” are wrong, [Read More…]
Wabash, IN—At 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will argue to the Indiana Supreme Court that police cannot force a criminal suspect to turn over a passcode or otherwise decrypt her cell phone. The case is Katelin Seo v. State of Indiana. The Fifth Amendment [Read More…]