From OIG’s report, released March 15: Results in Brief During our ongoing audit of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program, we determined that FEMA violated the Privacy Act of 19741 and Department of Homeland Security policy2 by releasing to the PII and SPII of 2.3 million survivors of hurricanes Harvey,…
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Privacy law scholars must address potential for nasty satellite data surprises
Matt Swayne writes: Fitness apps and other smart devices embedded with GPS satellite chips and other sensors may use satellite data to help users stay fit and healthy, but, according to Penn State and Penn State Dickinson Law researchers, they unwittingly open a gateway to privacy-related legal and ethical headaches and are a repeated source…
Law Enforcement Uses Facial Recognition To Identify Shoplifters
Joe Cadillic writes: For those of you that still hold onto to the idea that America will never follow in China’s Big Brother footsteps, I give you this disturbing story. A recent CNet article revealed how the Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) in Oregon uses Amazon’s Rekognition software to identify shoplifters. “The speedy investigation was made…
Health Apps Can Share Your Data Everywhere, New Study Shows
Samantha Cole reports: A new study out of the University of Toronto, published in The BMJ on Wednesday, highlights privacy issues around health apps by examining how medicine management apps share personal user data. The researchers found that most of the apps they tested shared sensitive information like medical history and demographics with third parties….