Zach Williams reports: Tech lobbyists have the ear of New York lawmakers working to get measures protecting children online wrapped up in the last three weeks of the legislative session. Companies and industry groups are lobbying to narrow, rather than kill, proposals that could affect how minors and their parents interact with social media and…
Author: Dissent
Who’s a “potential terrorist or violent extremist threat”? Plans to exchange information about “future” criminals
From Statewatch: EU member states have finalised a set of “non-binding” criteria for assessing when someone may be labelled a potential terrorist or violent extremism threat. The intention is to feed European databases such as the Schengen Information System (SIS) and the Europol Information System (EIS), as well as Europol analysis projects such as “Hydra”…
Illinois Legislature Passes BIPA Amendment Limiting Violation Accrual
Lindsey Tonsager, Libbie Canter, and Priya Leeds of Covington and Burling write: Yesterday, both houses of Illinois’ legislature passed S.B. 2979, a significant amendment to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The bill states that an entity that, in more than one instance, obtains the same biometric identifier or biometric information from the same…
Do Apps Protect Female Health Data? (Update 1)
Attorney Matt Fisher writes: mHealth applications focused on female or women’s health are drawing a fair amount of attention when it comes to privacy practices. The applications, which may be broadly referred to as female technology (“FemTech”), are designed to help individuals personally track different aspects of their health. The focal points may heavily go…