Andy Maxwell writes: Russia has been tightening the noose on VPN services for years. Many non-compliant foreign companies exited Russia when faced with a choice; compromise your customers’ privacy, or else. Any that remained were required to submit to state regulation, cooperate fully with the authorities, while ensuring that a massive list of domains and…
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Students Worry School Surveillance Could Identify Abortion Searches, ACLU Says
Priya Anand reports: About one in five students are worried that surveillance technology used by their schools could flag searches for reproductive health care or gender-affirming care from their computers, according to a report published by the American Civil Liberties Union Tuesday. Startups that sell technology to help schools monitor what students do online saw a boom in…
The expansion of biometrics continues…. be aware and push back
A few items in the news recently, sent in by Joe Cadillic: From Amnesty International: Reacting to news that X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has introduced new privacy policy which allows it to collect users’ biometric data and access encrypted messages Michael Kleinman, Director of Silicon Valley Initiative at Amnesty International, said: “’Biometric’…
Grindr Loses Bid to Topple Norwegian Data Watchdog’s Record Fine
Stephanie Bodoni reports: LGBTQ dating company Grindr Inc. lost a bid to overturn a record 65 million krone ($6.2 million) fine in Norway for unlawfully disclosing user data to advertisers without their consent. The Norwegian Data Protection Authority on Friday said its original fine was upheld on appeal. The case stems from a 2020 complaint by the…