Tim Cushing writes: For the moment, police officers in Vallejo, California aren’t allowed to use their cell site simulator. A tentative ruling [PDF] issued by a judge says the city violated the law by approving the purchase of a Stingray device without instituting a privacy policy governing its use — a policy explicitly approved by the city…
Category: Govt
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand launches privacy breach reporting tool
You likely won’t see big breaking news headlines, but kudos to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand, who have just launched a new tool to help organizations and businesses determine whether they need to notify OPC of a privacy breach. As seen on their site: Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says NotifyUs will help organisations…
UK: Police given access to details of people told to self-isolate by UK government’s system
Kanishka Singh reports: British police forces have been granted access to details of people who have been told to self-isolate under the government’s ‘test and trace’ system, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said late on Saturday. A spokesman for the department said it agreed with the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) that…
CBP expands facial recognition program to international travelers at San Francisco and San Jose airports
Kyle Wiggers reports: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this week announced the expansion of its Simplified Arrival program, which uses facial recognition to verify the identity of airline travelers arriving in the U.S. According to a press release, Simplified Arrival is now in use at San Francisco International Airport and Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International…