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Just Security · · US Federal

Reinvention Blueprint No. 3: To Unmake the Surveillance State, Rethink the Privacy Act

The Privacy Act is ill-equipped to address contemporary privacy risks, much less to constrain an executive branch determined to use the data in its possession for new purposes. The post Reinvention Blueprint No. 3: To Unmake the Surveillance State, Rethink the Privacy Act appeared first on Just Security.

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Enforcement
R Rescana · · International

Enforcement Action Against Radaris.com: Domain Seizure for Daniel’s Law Privacy Violations and Data Broker Compliance Risks

Authorities have seized the domain of Radaris.com, a people-search data broker, over alleged violations of Daniel's Law, a New Jersey statute that protects the home addresses and personal information of law enforcement officers, judges, and prosecutors from public disclosure.

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EPIC · · US Federal

Cronkite News: Supreme Court ruling clears way for mail ballots, used by 75% of Arizona voters, to proceed as usual

The Supreme Court cleared the way for Arizona's mail ballot system to proceed normally, affecting roughly three-quarters of the state's voters. Separately, advocacy groups including the Electronic Privacy Information Center challenged a proposed federal data-sharing arrangement, arguing it would give DHS broad authority to pull sensitive personal information from Social Security and other agencies and distribute it to states in bulk.

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EPIC · · US Federal

CalMatters: Who’s buying your personal data: Disney, GM, your insurer and bank. Here’s what they get

“To build their databases, data brokers broadly rely on three types of data, according to Justin Sherman, a scholar-in-residence at the Electronic Privacy Information Center who formerly ran a research program on data brokers at Duke University.” “Inferences are the ways a data point might lead a broker to determine something else about a person, … Continued

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Enforcement
EPIC · · US Federal

Consumer Reports: Companies Make It Hard to Access Your Personal Data Under State Privacy Laws, CR Finds

A Consumer Reports investigation found that companies frequently obstruct consumers trying to exercise their personal data rights under state privacy laws. Experts note that fines and warning letters may do little to change behavior at large data companies, which reportedly treat noncompliance as a manageable business cost.

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AI Governance
IAPP · · International

Truyo launches new warranty program for privacy compliance, AI governance platforms

Truyo, a privacy and AI governance software company, has introduced a warranty program tied to its compliance and governance platforms. The program appears designed to give customers some form of guarantee around the performance or reliability of those tools.

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Enforcement
Krebs on Security · · International

Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fight

A New Jersey court ordered the transfer of radaris.com and more than a dozen related domains after the data broker repeatedly failed to comply with a lawsuit alleging it violated a state law protecting the personal information of law enforcement officials.

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The Guardian — Tech · · International

Amazon to launch Ring ‘neighbourhood watch’ app in UK amid US privacy fears

Doorbell firm aims to replace WhatsApp or Facebook groups with platform where people can post about safety or lost pets Amazon’s doorbell camera maker Ring is to launch its Neighbours community app in the UK in an attempt to supplant neighbourhood WhatsApp or Facebook groups. The service is intended as a modern equivalent of a community message board, where neighbours can post about safety, community matters or lost pets. Continue reading...

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Breach
P Phys.org · · International

Nine in 10 UK gambling websites breach data privacy law, study finds

A study found that approximately 90 percent of UK gambling websites are not complying with data privacy law. The research suggests widespread, systemic non-compliance across the sector rather than isolated failures.

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EPIC · · US Federal

Law360: Justices Told DHS Voter Citizenship Database ‘Unprecedented’

“The League of Women Voters, along with privacy watchdog the Electronic Privacy Information Center, urged the high court in a response brief to deny the administration’s emergency request to stay a Washington, D.C., federal judge’s summary judgment order that set aside upgrades DHS and the Social Security Administration made to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database.” “‘Between … Continued

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EPIC · · US Federal

Washington Post: Health Brief: Three key issues for the No. 2 at HHS

“‘It is an absolutely worthwhile goal to have people more fully participate in their health services, and to have technology that serves us and improves our health,’ said Sara Geoghegan, senior counsel at the nonprofit Electronic Privacy Information Center, calling the technology ‘unproven’ and potentially riddled with privacy risks.” “‘The onus really is on these … Continued

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EPIC · · US Federal

Democracy Docket: DOJ partially confirms DHS whistleblower allegations in new notice to federal court

“LWV and the other plaintiff in the case, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), challenged DHS’s attempt to expand SAVE as a violation of the U.S. Constitution and federal privacy laws. They warned that SAVE was never designed to check voter eligibility and, when used in this manner, would likely erroneously disqualify eligible voters.” “In … Continued

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EPIC · · US Federal

Bloomberg Law: Google’s Spirit Air AI Data Bid Reveals Worker Protection Void

As part of Spirit Air's bankruptcy proceedings, Google has reportedly bid on worker data, prompting union concerns about employee privacy. Legal experts say protections for workers in this situation are limited, leaving a significant gap in how labor data is handled during corporate asset sales.

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Breach
T Tampa Bay 28 · · International

Breach of Florida driver database through Plant City police login renews push for data privacy protections

A breach of Florida's driver database was carried out using login credentials belonging to the Plant City police department, exposing a law enforcement access point as the vulnerability. The incident has revived calls for stronger data privacy protections around government-held personal information.

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GDPR / Intl
EDPS · · EU

TechDispatch on secure multi-party computation

The European Data Protection Supervisor has published a TechDispatch examining secure multi-party computation, a cryptographic method that allows organizations to jointly analyze data without exposing it to each other. The report explores potential uses in medicine and finance and clarifies that the technique does not replace obligations under EU data protection law.

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