Libby Cohen reports: Thermal imaging thermometers are popping up all over the country as a method of trying to mitigate COVID-19, but data and privacy concerns have been raised as some of the devices scan individual’s faces to check their temperature. […] Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP) Executive Director Albert Fox [Read More…]
Kevin Shalvey reports: Amazon customers are being automatically opted in to Sidewalk, a feature set to launch later this year that the company says will connect Alexa devices to nearby WiFi networks, even those owned by someone else. […] Anticipating privacy concerns, Amazon published a research paper detailing the technology behind Sidewalk [Read More…]
Jake Holland reports: School bus provider First Student Inc. argues a proposed biometric privacy class action filed against the company should be transferred to Illinois federal court because that court has original jurisdiction over the civil action. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has jurisdiction under the [Read More…]
I knew that a story I posted last week about a sheriff trying to predict kids’ future criminal behavior by using data parents didn’t know he had would infuriate Joe Cadillic on just sooooo many levels. Sure enough, Joe blogged about this whole thing the other day after doing a [Read More…]