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The state of enforcement: Part I — Consumer privacy rights IAPP
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Former Meta executive Sarah Wynn-Williams has filed a federal lawsuit in California alleging the company used an arbitration ruling to unlawfully suppress her memoir and subjected her to coercive surveillance, constituting a First Amendment violation.
Why this matters: The case raises pointed questions about corporations leveraging private arbitration to silence dissent and whether surveillance of a former employee can be weaponized to chill whistleblowing — tools with implications well beyond any single workplace dispute.
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As UK police embrace the AI revolution, a WIRED investigation reveals the messy inside story of one region’s experiment with predictive analytics.
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Brussels, 24 June – The EDPB has launched a dedicated contact form for stakeholders to report possible inconsistencies in how the GDPR is interpreted across Europe. This initiative reflects the commitments set out in the EDPB Helsinki Statement on enhanced clarity, support and engagement, aimed at strengthening the dialogue with stakeholders and ensuring consistent GDPR enforcement across Europe. The new tool enables stakeholders to report alleged divergences between national positions, as well as between national positions and those of the EDPB. The EDPB will not respond to individual submis…
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Manchester firm fined £300,000 for bombarding people in debt with over 5.5 million unlawful texts Information Commissioner's Office
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A new federal lawsuit references prior WESH 2 investigative reporting as part of a legal challenge involving a wrongful arrest attributed to facial recognition technology misidentification.
Why this matters: The case illustrates how flawed facial recognition can lead to wrongful deprivation of liberty — raising serious Fourth Amendment and due-process concerns, particularly for individuals who may lack recourse against algorithmic errors.
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