Are your kids being spied on? The rise of anti-cheating software in US schools – The Guardian
The cost of round-the-clock convenience is their privacy. During exams, their every movement is captured on their computer’s webcam and… read more
ICE, CBP, Secret Service All Illegally Used Smartphone Location Data – 404 Media
In a bombshell report, an oversight body for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement… read more
Your DNA Can Now Be Pulled From Thin Air. Privacy Experts Are Worried. – New York Times
Forensic ethicists and legal scholars say the Florida team’s findings increase the urgency for comprehensive genetic privacy regulations. For researchers,… read more
Proposed ban on data brokers selling warrantless personal info to Feds revived – The Register
That legislation “will include essential elements of this bill, to ensure government agencies don’t buy their way around Americans’ constitutional… read more
Rival US Lawmakers Mobilize to Stop Police From Buying Phone Data – Wired
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Defense Intelligence Agency are among several government entities known to have solicited… read more
This AI Watches Millions Of Cars Daily And Tells Cops If You’re Driving Like A Criminal – Forbes
The previously unreported case is a window into the evolution of AI-powered policing, and a harbinger of the constitutional issues… read more
US Spies Are Buying Americans’ Private Data. Congress Has a New Chance to Stop It – Wired
“Warrantless mass surveillance infringes the Constitutionally protected right to privacy,” says Davidson. The amendment, he says, is aimed chiefly at… read more
The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens – Wired
“This report reveals what we feared most,” says Sean Vitka, a policy attorney at the nonprofit Demand Progress. “Intelligence agencies… read more
Smart Locks Endanger Tenants’ Privacy and Should Be Regulated – EFF
The growing deployment of smart locks in apartments, often installed without tenants’ permission, has created a new stream of sensitive… read more
The Feds Are Buying Their Way Around the 4th Amendment – Reason
“The federal government has realized the value of the massive amounts of commercial consumer data that is freely available on… read more