Sophia Cope writes: With United States v. Smith (S.D.N.Y. May 11, 2023), a district court judge in New York made history by being the first court to rule that a warrant is required for a cell phone search at the border, “absent exigent circumstances” (although other district courts have wanted to do so). EFF is thrilled about this decision, given…
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Out of the mouths of babes? FTC says Amazon kept kids’ Alexa voice data forever – even after parents ordered deletion
Lesley Fair writes: “Stop it!” Moms and Dads may have to repeat that instruction to their kids, but when parents said it to Amazon in an effort to get the company to delete children’s voice data obtained through its Alexa voice assistant, Amazon should have honored those requests immediately. But according to a complaint filed…
Amazon to pay over $30 million in FTC settlements over Ring, Alexa privacy violations
Lauren Feiner and Annie Palmer report: Amazon will pay the Federal Trade Commission more than $30 million as part of settlement agreements related to its Alexa and Ring divisions, according to filings on Wednesday. The agency filed a lawsuit alleging Amazon’s Ring doorbell unit violated a portion of the FTC Act that prohibits unfair or deceptive…
Red poppies and Memorial Day
The following post first appeared on my Chronicles of Dissent blog on May 29, 2006. In light of comments made by Chris Hayes in 2012, it was re-run on Memorial Day that year. Because there are those who are actively eroding and decimating the freedoms and rights true heroes fought and died to defend for us…