Privacy News & Issues
The Civil Rights Implications of the Federal Use of Facial Recognition Technology A report by the U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS, September 2024 Access the 194-page report at https://www.usccr.gov/files/2024-09/civil-rights-implications-of-frt_0.pdf via Joe Cadillic
David Prosser writes: Nishant Bhajaria believes the technology sector has a problem. A veteran of technology giants including Google, Netflix and Meta, Bhajaria worries that the industry’s customers increasingly regard it with suspicion and cynicism. “We’ve got to help people to a position where they don’t feel the industry is trying to swindle them,” says…
CORRECTED SEPTEMBER 15: The announcement of the Oracle settlement was originally made months ago, but this article seemed to show up in my news feed this week. CGWall explains: In a significant move that underscores the growing concerns surrounding data privacy, Oracle, a leading cloud applications provider, has agreed to a monumental $115 million settlement to resolve…
Brian Krebs reports: A cyberattack that shut down two of the top casinos in Las Vegas last year quickly became one of the most riveting security stories of 2023: It was the first known case of native English-speaking hackers in the United States and Britain teaming up with ransomware gangs based in Russia. But that…