Catalin Cimpanu reports: A German security researcher has printed the word “PWNED!” on the tracking maps of hundreds of GPS watches after the watch vendor ignored vulnerability reports for more than a year, leaving thousands of GPS-tracking watches –some of which are used by children and the elderly– open to attackers. Speaking at the Troopers…
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Utah Governor Signs Electronic Data Privacy Bill Requiring Warrants to Access Certain Types of Data
Utah has become the first state in this country to require law enforcement to get a warrant for data held by a third party This is huge. Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On March 27, 2019, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed HB57, the first U.S. law to protect electronic information that individuals have shared with certain…
Detroit To Become America’s Second Chinese-Style Surveillance City
Joe Cadillic writes: The push to turn America’s cities into Chinese-style surveillance networks has found a new partner in Detroit, Michigan. The only difference between what is happening in San Diego and what is happening in Detroit is, they are not using the same smart street lights to spy on everyone. Detroit uses Intellistreets a company known…
Don’t Buy California’s Callous Attempt to Ignore People’s DNA Privacy Rights, EFF Tells Court
Karen Gullo writes: Analyzing and indefinitely keeping the DNA profiles of thousands of Californians arrested for felonies, but never charged with a crime, is not just an ominously overbroad practice by law enforcement—it’s an invasion of privacy that violates the state’s constitution. Last year EFF and our co-counsel Michael Risher filed a lawsuit against California…