Lisa M. Austin and David Lie have an article in a forthcoming issue of N.Y.U. L. Rev. Here is the abstract: In this paper we argue that data-sharing is an activity that sits at the crossroads of privacy concerns and the broader challenges of data governance surrounding access and use. Using the Sidewalk Toronto “smart…
Category: Govt
The Carpenter Chronicle: A Near Perfect Surveillance
Susan Freiwald and Stephen W. Smith have an article in Harvard Law Review. Here is the abstract: For well over a quarter century, law enforcement has surreptitiously converted the personal cell phone into a tracking device, capable of compiling a comprehensive chronicle of the user’s movements over an extended period of time. With the 2018 Carpenter v. United…
Ca: Two years after their problematic behavior was exposed, Metrolinx continues to share Presto users’ data without requiring warrants
Ben Spurr has an update on a privacy travesty that has been going on for about two years: Law enforcement officers are increasingly seeking access to personal information stored on transit riders’ Presto fare cards, with requests for the data spiking by 47 per cent in 2018 compared to the year before. And while Metrolinx,…
This App Wants to Track Every Homeless Person in San Francisco
Adam Popescu reports: On paper, it looks as if San Francisco shouldn’t have a homelessness problem. There are as many permanent housing beds as people who need them. The city spends hundreds of millions of dollars to help get people off the streets, and last year voters approved a measure to raise $300 million annually…