Aaron Lancaster of BakerHostetler has a great privacy rewind for the week that includes two actions by state attorneys general who have sued Tiny Labs for violations of COPPA, the FTC Act, and respective state unfair practices laws. He writes: NM AG Sues Tech Company Tiny Labs for Violations of COPPA, FTC Act and Unfair Practices…
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Australia Proposes New Encryption Legislation
Jadzia Pierce writes: In August 2018, the Government of Australia unveiled a new proposed bill that would grant the county’s national security and law enforcement agencies additional powers when confronting encrypted communications and devices. The text of the draft Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 (the “Assistance and Access Bill” or…
Councils use 377,000 people’s data in efforts to predict child abuse
Niamh McIntyre and David Pegg report: Vast quantities of data on hundreds of thousands of people is being used to construct computer models in an effort to predict child abuse and intervene before it can happen, the Guardian has learned. Amid mounting financial pressure, local councils are developing “predictive analytics” systems to algorithmically identify families…
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