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…
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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:…
A.I. and Privacy Concerns Get White House to Embrace Global Cooperation
Steven Lohr reports: Two hallmarks of American economic policy under President Trump are a reflexive aversion for regulation and go-it-alone nationalism. But in technology policy, that stance is changing. In September, the Trump administration abandoned its hands-off approach and began working closely with the 36-nation Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to create international guidelines…