Mary Anne Pazanowski reports: Anti-abortion activists who misrepresented their identities to gain access to private Planned Parenthood events must pay over $2 million in damages to the abortion advocacy group and its related entities. The case is Planned Parenthood Fed’n of Am., Inc. v. Newman, 9th Cir., No. 20-16068, 10/21/22. Of special note to journalists:…
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Europol report finds metaverse police presence key to public engagement
The Europol Innovation Lab has published its second report under its Observatory function, entitled ‘Policing in the metaverse: what law enforcement needs to know’. The report, based on in-depth consultations with law enforcement experts, industry and academia, provides a detailed overview of the potential for criminal activities within the metaverse, alongside the opportunities and best…
NZ: Case note: Request for former spouse’s comments from police interview
A case note from the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner. Case note 319712 [2022] NZPrivCmr 4: Request for former spouse’s comments from police interview A person (A) complained to our Office after Police refused to provide them with notes and comments about themselves made by their former partner (B). The comments and notes A wanted to…
Texas Sues Google for Collecting Biometric Data Without Consent
Kashmir Hill and David McCabe report: The Texas attorney general filed a privacy lawsuit against Google on Thursday, accusing the internet company of collecting Texans’ facial and voice recognition information without their explicit consent. Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general, said Google had violated a state consumer protection law that requires companies to inform citizens…