John Myers reports: California has launched few government projects with higher stakes than its ambitious 2018 program for registering millions of new voters at the Department of Motor Vehicles, an effort with the potential to shape elections for years to come. Yet six days before the scheduled launch of the DMV’s new “motor voter” system…
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UK Wants to Hold Companies Liable for Harmful Online Behavior
Sergiu Gatlan reports: The UK government announced today a set of online safety laws designed to hold the companies behind social media platforms liable for the harmful behavior spreading through their platforms. As detailed in the Online Harms White Paper joint proposal published by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and the UK Home Office, the law package “comprises…
‘Alexa, what’s my blood sugar?’—Amazon unveils HIPAA-compliant voice services
Conor Hale reports: Amazon has announced that its smartspeaker voice assistant Alexa is now HIPAA-compliant and can serve as your very own healthcare valet. To start, the retail and computing giant has paired up with six companies to develop programs that can harbor protected prescription information, book doctor appointments, track blood glucose levels and find…
ACLU Asks CBP Why Its Threatening US Citizens With Arrest For Refusing Invasive Device Searches
Tim Cushing writes: Just a reminder this is the sort of thing that is happening at our borders with exponentially-increasing frequency. The agents proceeded to search my belongings and demanded that I unlock my smartphone and laptop. This was rather concerning for me. My phone and laptop are property of my employer and contain unreleased…