Ken Macon writes: A proposed new amendment to the UK’s controversial “Online Safety Bill” would force tech companies to scan people’s private messages on end-to-end-encrypted apps. End-to-end encrypted messengers allow people to communicate securely without a 3rd party being able to see messages. Such technology is available in platforms such as WhatsApp and Signal. We…
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The Best & Worst States in America for Online Privacy
You can probably guess what state stacks up as the best, but can you accurately guess what state ranked the worst in this analysis by Private Internet Access? Thanks to Joe Cadillic for sending in the link for this.
Pssst! Match.com does not want you to know about this FTC case
Alison Frankel reports: The online dating company Match Group Inc really, really does not want anyone to know that it’s in a big fight with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the FTC’s investigation of a Match subsidiary that allegedly shared users’ photos with a facial recognition company. The FTC filed a petition on May 26 to…
Torcivia v. Suffolk County: Amicus Briefs Highlight History, Law Behind the Castle Doctrine
The Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability (PPSA) writes: New amicus briefs supporting the petition for certiorari filed by PPSA in Torcivia v. Suffolk County urge the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case. The Torcivia case asks whether the police can, citing a special need, gain warrantless access to a home. One of the briefs is a clear statement of…