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H Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP · · International

Connecticut Privacy Law Updates: Data Broker Rules, Geolocation Sale Ban, Surveillance Pricing Restrictions, and Genetic Data Regulations

Connecticut has updated its privacy law with several new provisions, including rules for data brokers, a ban on selling geolocation data, restrictions on using surveillance-based data for pricing, and new requirements around genetic data. The changes expand the state's existing consumer privacy framework across several high-sensitivity data categories.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Pulte Appointment Underscores Need to Reform Section 702 Spying

Congress faces a June 12 deadline to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows the NSA to collect and store communications involving Americans without a warrant. The deadline coincides with scrutiny over the Trump administration's appointment of an acting Director of National Intelligence seen as lacking relevant qualifications.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

EFF Testifies to Congress on Protecting Americans’ Rights from Government AI

The Electronic Frontier Foundation testified before a House Homeland Security subcommittee, urging Congress to pair any government adoption of AI with explicit safeguards for constitutional rights. EFF's senior policy analyst warned that using generative AI for mass government surveillance could amplify existing civil liberties violations at a scale previously impossible.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Move Fast, Surveil Things

Meta embedded facial recognition code in the software powering its always-on Ray-Ban smart glasses, capable of generating unique faceprints from a person's facial features. Following public scrutiny and critical reporting by WIRED, Meta removed the unactivated code in a subsequent app update.

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F FOX6 News Milwaukee · · International

Amazon sued over Ring facial recognition technology

Amazon is facing a lawsuit over the use of facial recognition technology in its Ring home security products. The legal action targets how the company allegedly deploys biometric identification through its consumer surveillance devices.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

We're Fighting Mass Surveillance Tech—and Winning

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is highlighting its ongoing legal and advocacy work against mass surveillance technologies, using its spring membership drive to draw attention to cases like that of Will Freeman, who built a tool called DeFlock.me to expose how automated license plate readers collect location data on virtually every vehicle that passes them.

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AI Governance
EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Welcome New EFF Executive Director Nicole Ozer

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has named Nicole Ozer as its new Executive Director. Ozer brings over two decades of experience in privacy, surveillance, AI policy, and digital civil liberties, most recently leading the Center for Constitutional Democracy at UC Law San Francisco and before that founding the ACLU of Northern California's Technology and Civil Liberties Program.

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404 Media · · International

We Sued ICE to Get Its Spyware Contract. The Agency Is Redacting Essentially Everything

A lawsuit seeking disclosure of ICE's spyware contract has yielded a heavily redacted response, with the agency blocking out nearly all substantive details about the agreement. The effort, which required litigation to produce even this limited result, leaves the public with little visibility into how ICE is procuring and using surveillance tools.

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B Biometric Update · · International

Sweden authorizes police use of live facial recognition

Sweden has authorized its police to use live facial recognition technology, making it one of the few European countries to formally permit real-time biometric surveillance in public spaces. The move marks a significant shift in how Swedish law enforcement can monitor and identify individuals in the field.

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IAPP · · International

Notes from the IAPP Canada: AI strategy, lawful access and more

The IAPP Canada conference brought together privacy professionals to discuss national AI strategy and lawful access frameworks, among other emerging issues at the intersection of technology, surveillance, and data governance in Canada.

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404 Media · · International

‘BusPatrol’ Put AI Cameras in Tens of Thousands of School Buses. Now They Want to Give Cops Access

BusPatrol, a company that has installed AI-powered cameras across tens of thousands of school buses, is now seeking to give law enforcement access to that footage. The move would expand what began as a school safety and traffic enforcement tool into a broader surveillance resource for police.

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FTC Consumer Protection · · US Federal

FTC to Require Cox Media Group, Two Other Firms to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle Charges They Deceived Customers About “Active Listening” AI-Powered Marketing Service

The FTC reached settlements totaling $930,000 with Cox Media Group and two partner marketing firms over allegations that they falsely marketed an AI service claiming to target ads based on audio captured from consumers' smart devices, and misrepresented that users had consented to such surveillance.

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IAPP · · International

Maryland enacts a first-of-its-kind surveillance pricing law, but there are loopholes

Maryland has passed what is being described as the first law of its kind targeting surveillance-based pricing, where companies use personal data to charge individuals different prices. The law contains notable loopholes that may limit how much it actually constrains the practice.

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TechCrunch — Privacy · · International

Another spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps

Security researchers have identified a previously unknown spyware vendor whose software was distributed through a fake Android application, apparently used by government authorities to surveil a target. The company had not been publicly linked to surveillance tools before this discovery.

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TechCrunch — Privacy · · International

Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people’s phone locations, researchers say

Researchers at Citizen Lab identified two surveillance vendors that exploited access to core cellular network infrastructure to track the physical locations of individuals across multiple countries. The findings suggest that commercial surveillance companies are misusing legitimate network access points to conduct targeted monitoring.

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The Markup · · International

He saw an abandoned trailer. Then, he uncovered a surveillance network on California's border

Residents in Southern California have begun noticing license plate readers near the border that appear to be operated by U.S. Border Patrol. Some people in the area have reported unclear or confusing interactions with agents connected to the infrastructure.

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Breach
TechCrunch — Privacy · · International

Italian prosecutors confirm journalist was hacked with Paragon spyware

Italian prosecutors have confirmed that two journalists were targeted with Paragon spyware, advancing a broader national investigation into the tool's use. The identity of those who authorized or carried out the surveillance remains unknown.

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