Washington (March 30, 2022) – United States Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today released the findings of the October 2021investigation they opened into four educational technology companies — Gaggle.net, Bark Technologies, GoGuardian, and Securly Inc. — regarding their use of artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic systems to monitor students’ online activity. The senators…
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Police Use of Forensic Genealogy Tech Raises Privacy Concerns
James Halpin reports: The bound and gagged body of Marise Ann Chiverella was still warm to the touch when police arrived at the refuse-strewn stripping hole in Hazle Twp. on the afternoon of March 18, 1964. It had only been a few hours since the 9-year-old third-grader from Hazleton had been beaten, raped and strangled…
Creepy Spyware Company Goes Broke
Lucas Ropek reports: FinFisher is no more. Long accused of helping authoritarian governments to spy on political dissidents and activists, the creepy surveillance company has abruptly shut down amidst an ongoing investigation into its business dealings. On Monday, Bloomberg reported that the Munich-based spyware firm had shuttered its offices after quietly filing for insolvency this past February. Read more…
EU, US agree ‘in principle’ to new trans-Atlantic data agreement
Jedidiah Bracy reports: U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Friday that the U.S. and EU have reached a new trans-Atlantic data flow agreement. Importantly, the agreement is in principle only at this point, and details about the deal are not yet known. In a press conference from Brussels, Biden said,…