How many “unintentional” breaches can Facebook have before people start holding Zuckerberg himself responsible or accountable? In case you missed the latest episode of Facebook’s privacy violations, read this Business Insider story by Rob Price from this week for more background: Facebook says it ‘unintentionally uploaded’ 1.5 million people’s email contacts without their consent. Jon…
Category: Govt
Senator Markey Introduces Comprehensive Privacy Legislation
Washington (April 12, 2019) –Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today introduced comprehensive federal privacy legislation to protect American consumers’ personal information. The legislation comes in the wake of a series of revelations about myriad companies sharing consumers’ personal information without their consent, as well as…
California launched DMV voter registration system despite bugs and hackers
John Myers reports: California has launched few government projects with higher stakes than its ambitious 2018 program for registering millions of new voters at the Department of Motor Vehicles, an effort with the potential to shape elections for years to come. Yet six days before the scheduled launch of the DMV’s new “motor voter” system…
ACLU Asks CBP Why Its Threatening US Citizens With Arrest For Refusing Invasive Device Searches
Tim Cushing writes: Just a reminder this is the sort of thing that is happening at our borders with exponentially-increasing frequency. The agents proceeded to search my belongings and demanded that I unlock my smartphone and laptop. This was rather concerning for me. My phone and laptop are property of my employer and contain unreleased…