Matthew Guariglia writes: In a 4-7 vote, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors passed a 15-month pilot program granting the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) more live surveillance powers. This was despite the objections of a diverse coalition of community groups and civil rights organizations, residents, the Bar Association of San [Read More…]
Ciaran Daly reports: Transport authorities in Beijing have begun tracking the emotions and health of long-distance bus drivers in an attempt to ‘improve safety’. According to the Beijing Public Transport Consortium, drivers have been issued with electronic bracelets that can monitor everything from their blood pressure and sleep patterns to [Read More…]
Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken report: All but one of the laws would have passed with Republican votes alone, and a few were passed without a single vote from a Democratic lawmaker. Republican legislators almost always voted in favor of the restrictions, which experts say shows how the issue has [Read More…]
John O’Brien reports: A federal judge has thrown out a class action lawsuit against Ancestry.com before lawyers could get it to trial. Chicago’s Judge Virginia Kendall on Sept. 16 granted summary judgment to the company, which was accused of violating the Illinois Right of Publicity Act when it published old [Read More…]