Ross Todd reports: Facebook Inc. has agreed to pay $550 million to settle claims that a feature on the social media platform runs afoul of an Illinois law regarding how companies collect and store biometric identifiers such as fingerprints and facial recognition data. Facebook’s chief financial officer Dave Wehner announced the proposed deal in an earnings…
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Something good happened in NYS for student data privacy
There’s something to shout about, as Sheila Kaplan’s updated Twitter profile suggests. Her profile now reads: I’ve officially reached my goal of restricting disclosure of student contact info, DOB, birthplace & other PII w/w out consent in NYS. NYS did it via CPO & regs The newest development is that the state has now adopted…
It’s Data Privacy Day 2020, and I’m still being sued in India for reporting on privacy concerns
I remember the first Data Privacy Day in 2007. This blog had started in 2006, and I was so excited about Data Privacy Day that I spent time every day searching for relevant events that I could point readers to. I even tried my hand at making a graphic for the day that said, “If…
Ring Doorbell App Packed with Third-Party Trackers — EFF Report
Bill Budington explains: Ring isn’t just a product that allows users to surveil their neighbors. The company also uses it to surveil its customers. An investigation by EFF of the Ring doorbell app for Android found it to be packed with third-party trackers sending out a plethora of customers’ personally identifiable information (PII). Four main…