With all the energy and passion about student privacy and data protection this week, I was thrilled to hear that the Future of Privacy Forum has released a new Policymaker‘s Guide to Student Data Privacy. I missed the webinar that coincided with the launch because I was at the International Privacy + Security Forum, but I…
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Final Version, “Compelled Decryption and the Privilege Against Self-Incrimination”
Orin Kerr writes: I am pleased to say that the Texas Law Review has published the final version of my article on how the Fifth Amendment applies to compelling a person to enter a password: Compelled Decryption and the Privilege Against Self-Incrimination. This article has roots in some blog posts that I wrote here at…
Major Browsers to Prevent Disabling of Click Tracking Privacy Risk
Lawrence Abrams reports: A HTML standard called hyperlink auditing that allows sites to track link clicks is enabled by default on Safari, Chrome, Opera, and Microsoft Edge, but will soon have no way to disable it. As it is considered a privacy risk, browsers previously allowed you to disable this feature. Now they are going…
Motel 6 To Pay $12 Million After Improperly Giving Guest Lists To ICE
I had contacted Motel 6’s troubling conduct in the past, and was glad to see Washington state suing them. In November, they had reportedly agreed to pay $7.6 million to settle a suit in Arizona where the motel’s actions had resulted in the deportation of some people. Now Francesca Paris reports on a second settlement:…