Saira Hussain and Adam Schwartz write: The Marin County Sheriff illegally shares the sensitive location information of millions of drivers with out-of-state and federal agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The Sheriff uses automated license plate readers (ALPRs)—high-speed cameras mounted on street poles or squad [Read More…]
Majority (55.5 percent) were equally worried about the privacy of medical records, DNA data, and facial images collected for precision health research Uses of facial images and facial recognition technologies – to unlock a phone or in airport security – are becoming increasingly common in everyday life. But how do people feel about using such data in healthcare and biomedical [Read More…]
John Bett reports: A woman was shocked to discover how much information Amazon had collected on her from just a few devices – and created a video to shared the shocking truth with others. TikTok star @my.data.not.yours uploaded a clip for her fans documenting all the information that the tech [Read More…]
Thomas Fleming reports: Oklahoma Attorney General John O’ Conner is one of 20 Republican attorneys general who are calling on the Biden administration to drop a recent proposal that would increase reporting requirements for banks. They sent a letter Friday to both President Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. They [Read More…]