Niharika Verma reports: The Spanish data protection watchdog has imposed a fine of €200,000 (~$224k) on the GSM Association (GSMA), the organizer of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2021, for breaching privacy rules. The violation was related to the collection of biometric data of show attendees, including the implementation of a facial recognition system called BREEZZ….
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EPIC to NY City Council: Pass Bills Banning Facial Recognition in Businesses and Housing
Jake Wiener, Counsel in EPIC’s Project on Surveillance Oversight, testified on May 3 and submitted written testimony before the New York City Council’s Committees on Technology and Civil and Human Rights. The Committees are considering two bills: Int 1014-2023 banning face surveillance in places of public accommodation and Int 1024-2023 banning face surveillance by landlords. Mr. Wiener urged the Council…
She didn’t trust her movers. A single Apple AirTag proved she was right
Chris Matyszczyk writes: Apple’s AirTags are getting something of a bad (brand) name. It’s “a perfect tool for stalking,” as Eva Galperin, Director of Cyber-Security at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, put it to the BBC. She’s right, of course. That’s the problem with technology, isn’t it? For every potential good use, there are at least several pain-inducing,…
What does your smart fridge know about you?
Tate Ryan-Mosley writes: …..Take, for example, a Samsung refrigerator. Epifani used data from VTO Labs, a digital forensics lab in the US, to investigate just how much information a smart fridge keeps about its owners. […] What he found was a treasure trove of personal details. Epifani found information about Bluetooth devices near the fridge,…