Skye Witley reports: Google’s decision to limit its access to users’ location data will reshape police investigations well before appellate courts get a chance to rule on the constitutionality of law enforcement’s use of geofencing surveillance technology. The Alphabet Inc. unit’s move to encrypt users’ Google Maps location history and store it on their devices, announced last week, will…
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Rite Aid Banned from Using AI Facial Recognition After FTC Says Retailer Deployed Technology without Reasonable Safeguards
From the FTC: Rite Aid will be prohibited from using facial recognition technology for surveillance purposes for five years to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the retailer failed to implement reasonable procedures and prevent harm to consumers in its use of facial recognition technology in hundreds of stores. Rite Aid’s reckless use of facial…
Texas and Oregon Adopt New Rules for Data Broker Laws
Kirk J. Nahra, Ali A. Jessani, and Samuel Kane of WilmerHale write: Earlier this year, Texas and Oregon each passed a data broker registration law, joining California and Vermont to double the number of states that have enacted such legislation. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 2105 into law on June 18, 2023 and the Office of…
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…