From the ofice of the New Zealand Privacy Commission: The Privacy Good Research Fund is now open for applications for privacy-related research. The Privacy Good Research Fund offers funding support to researchers worth in total up to $75,000. Successful applicants will receive funding of up to $25,000 for individual projects. Information for Applicants The Privacy…
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Alberta Mental Health Act found unconstitutional after man held for nine months
Canadian Press reports: An Alberta judge has found parts of the province’s Mental Health Act unconstitutional after it was used to hold a man against his will for nine months and treat him with psychiatric drugs. “(The man) suffered multiple breaches of his fundamental rights to life, liberty and security,” wrote Queen’s Bench Justice Kristine…
Employees Sue Yale Over Wellness Program
Kenneth Terrell of the AARP reports: As many as 5,400 workers at Yale University were forced to either share their private medical information with their employer or pay an expensive fine, according to a class action lawsuit AARP Foundation filed today on their behalf. The lawsuit argues that by charging some employees $1,300 annually —…
City Halls Use Facial Recognition To Blacklist And Ban Residents
Joe Cadillic writes: I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so. Local governments and private corporations are using facial recognition to secretly blacklist people, despite having no valid reason to do so. A recent article in the Idaho Statesman and in the video above, prove that local governments are using facial recognition…