Reuters reports: Britain has ordered Apple (AAPL.O), to give it unprecedentedly broad access to encrypted user data stored on Apple’s data cloud, the Washington Post newspaper reported on Friday. The UK government’s “technical capability notice” requires blanket access rather than merely assistance to access a specific account, the paper reported, citing unnamed sources. Governments routinely ask technology…
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Brazil bans iris scan company co-founded by Sam Altman from paying citizens for biometric data
Suzanne Smalley reports: Brazilian data privacy regulators say they are prohibiting Tools for Humanity (TFH), a biometric identity company co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, from paying citizens for iris scans. TFH has been offering cryptocurrency to Brazilians who consent to the scans. The country’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) said on Friday that it determined such…
Allstate Hit With Suit Over Sale of 45 Million Drivers’ Data
Tonya Riley reports: Allstate Corp. faces a proposed class action for allegedly violating California and federal wiretapping and privacy laws with its data-collection practices. Allstate illicitly conspired to collect and sell the driver behavior data of more than 45 million Americans without their knowledge, according to the complaint filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern…
Reddit and Film Companies Clash in Appeals Court Over Sharing Users’ IP Addresses
Ernesto Van der Sar explains: Reddit has gone head-to-head with a group of filmmakers over the past two years, aiming to protect the privacy of its users. In three separate cases, the filmmakers subpoenaed Reddit for details of users who commented on various piracy related topics. The movie companies said they are not planning to…