Steven Allen Adams reports: Lawmakers are wanting to add West Virginia to the more than a dozen states that protect the privacy of digital information for citizens. Members of the Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary received a briefing Tuesday morning on legislation set to be introduced during the Legislature’s 2024 regular session in January…
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Amazon is selling creepy hidden spy cameras disguised as boring home accessory
Ben Ashton comments: Amazon is selling one of the creepiest items you will come across this Christmas. What looks like a very dull home accessory is, in fact, concealing a hidden spy camera. Recording devices have been built into clothes hooks, which at first glance wouldn’t appear to be anything more than something to hang your jacket…
Five Big Questions (And Zero Predictions) for the U.S. State Privacy Landscape In 2024
From The Future of Privacy Forum: Entering 2024, the United States now stands alone as the sole G20 nation without a comprehensive, national framework governing the collection and use of personal data. With bipartisan efforts to enact federal privacy legislation once again languishing in Congress, state-level activity on privacy dramatically accelerated in 2023. As the…
Long-running Clearview AI class action biometric privacy case settles
Suzanne Smalley reports: Facial recognition technology company Clearview AI has reached a settlement with plaintiffs in a class-action privacy lawsuit after a long court battle, according to a court docket entry filed November 30. The terms of the settlement are not yet public. The docket entry from an Illinois federal court noted that the parties…