Morgan Winsor reported: A smart home device alerted authorities to an alleged assault at a residence in New Mexico earlier this week. Eduardo Barros was house-sitting with his girlfriend and her daughter Sunday night at a residence in Tijeras, some 15 miles east of Albuquerque. The couple got into an [Read More…]
From EPIC.org: In a letter to state election officials, more than 50 experts and 20 privacy organizations have urged the states to oppose a request from a Presidential Advisory Commission for voter records. The recently formed Commission is seeking comprehensive voter data from all 50 states, including dates of birth, [Read More…]
CBS/AP reports: Wanted: 10,000 New Yorkers interested in advancing science by sharing every aspect of their lives for two decades to help scientists collect data for what is being called “The Human Project.” Researchers will analyze everything from cellphone usage, Google searches, credit card swipes and even blood samples for [Read More…]
Another paper workshopped at PLSC was Amy Gajda’s paper, Privacy, Press, and a Right to Be Forgotten in the United States. Here’s the Abstract: When the European Court of Justice in effect accepted a Right to Be Forgotten in 2014, many suggested that a similar right would be neither welcomed nor [Read More…]