Privacy News & Issues
Update of May 2, 2024 After looking at the university’s denial of my access request which they based on an exemption for “research information,” I decided that failing to disclose information about matters of significant public concern by calling it “research information” was not within the spirit of a public policy of accountability and transparency. …
Today’s reminder to read what your kids bring home for school or to find out what they are being asked to reveal. Seen on yourNEWS: At a prestigious private school in Baltimore County, Maryland, surveys asking young students about their gender identity and sexual experiences have led to significant parental backlash. Parents at the elite…
Emily Chudy reports: Dating app Grindr is being sued for allegedly sharing users’ personal information, including their HIV status and ethnicity. According to reports from the BBC, the claim was lodged at the High Court in London, alleging that Grindr had used “covert tracking technology”, and that highly sensitive information had been illegally shared with…
Elizabeth Nolan Brown writes: Data privacy talk in Congress seems kind of ironic coming just a week after lawmakers rejected a proposal to make federal authorities get a warrant to search Americans’ electronic communications. But in keeping with that move, the American Privacy Rights Act—a draft data privacy bill that will be getting a hearing in the…