New York City lawmakers push sweeping restrictions on private sector biometric surveillance
New York City lawmakers are weighing a sweeping new attempt to curb the spread of biometric surveillance in everyday life,…
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New Zealand considers US access to citizens’ biometric data in ongoing EBSP discussions
As governments around the world grapple with how best to balance national security with individual privacy, New Zealand finds itself…
DHS wants more than biometrics in US-EU data sharing agreement
EU travelers to the U.S. could potentially find themselves at the mercy of algorithms. A new draft of the U.S.-EU…
Appeals Court confirms Clearview AI biometric data collection violates BC privacy law
A British Columbia Appeal Court will not overturn a ruling by the B.C. Supreme Court in support of the province’s…
Iran marries surveillance infrastructure, national ID to control population: report
The Iranian regime has been leveraging tools from its digital public infrastructure (DPI), combining them with its limited network of…
FTC issues warning letters on transfers of sensitive US personal data
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned 13 data brokers that their business practices may violate a federal law prohibiting…
Lawmakers challenge ICE surveillance expansion as questions mount over DHS oversight
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree last week introduced legislation aimed at curbing what she and civil liberties advocates describe as an…
Australia said to grant US access to Australians’ biometric data
Following biometric data sharing agreements between the US, Chile and Ecuador, the Australian government reportedly has also agreed to provide the…
AI platforms flippant about stopping deepfake porn; authorities stepping in
Civitai is an online marketplace for AI-generated content, which has a ban on deepfake pornography but also sells files specifically…
Oklahoma Supreme Court asked to halt driver license data transfer to national system
Oklahoma lawmakers have asked the state Supreme Court to immediately block the transfer of driver’s license and identification card data…
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