Joe Cadillic had sent along this item a few days ago, and I am still thinking about it. See what you think. JD Heyes reports, in part: When does it become illegal for a large technology company to record people? Building a device with a microphone in it is a pretty big deal; doing so…
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Facebook says it ‘unintentionally uploaded’ 1.5 million people’s email contacts without their consent
Rob Price reports: Facebook harvested the email contacts of 1.5 million users without their knowledge or consent when they opened their accounts. Since May 2016, the social-networking company has collected the contact lists of 1.5 million users new to the social network, Business Insider can reveal. The Silicon Valley company said the contact data was…
Irish privacy watchdog says schools wrong to ban parents for taking photos at communions or sports days ‘because of GDPR’
GDPR is very protective of children, and like FERPA, can be confusing at times to parents who want to understand what is allowed and what is not. Adrian Weckler reports: Irish school principals who tell parents they cannot take photos at communions or sports days “because of GDPR” are wrong, says Ireland’s data privacy authority….
EFF Argues Against Forced Unlocking of Phone in Indiana Supreme Court
Wabash, IN—At 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will argue to the Indiana Supreme Court that police cannot force a criminal suspect to turn over a passcode or otherwise decrypt her cell phone. The case is Katelin Seo v. State of Indiana. The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution states that…