Alexandra Topping reports: Human rights campaigners have called for an investigation into the British surveillance technology company Gamma International, which they accuse of exporting controlled surveillance products without licences to regimes with dismal human rights records. Read more on The Guardian and read Privacy International’s statement and the dossier they compiled.
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3 Big Privacy Issues Of 2013 – And What You Can Do About Them
Adam Popescu highlights what he sees as three big issues next year – transparency, data sharing, and dodgy QR codes. I haven’t really covered QR codes on this blog, so if you’ve been clicking on them, be sure to read his article on ReadWrite and take steps to protect yourself.
SceneTap facial-detection company brings controversial nightclub app to Boston
James H. Burnett III reports that what seems like it might be a useful app right now has the potential to privacy-invasive. The app is from SceneTap, and it can tell you how crowded a nightclub is, the ratio of men to women inside, and even the average age of the crowd. But Burnett reports: But SceneTap…
Federal Law Does Not Preempt California Telephone Privacy Statute
Jeff Kosseff writes: Federal law does not preempt a California telephone privacy statute, according to a ruling this week by a federal magistrate judge. Plaintiffs Laura McCabe and Latroya Simpson brought a putative class action lawsuit against InterContinental Hotels, alleging that the company recorded or monitored telephone calls made to its reservations number without notifying callers. The…