Xinhua reports: China’s Ministry of Public Security said on Saturday it has closed 31 websites and 1,100 social media accounts suspected of engaging in trolling activities or posting messages for extortion since the start of this year. The police also busted 28 cases involving unlawful activities of paid online trolls, or ghostwriters hired to post…
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FTC Hearing on Consumer Protection on December 11-12
Daniel Solove will be one of the speakers. Dan tweeted: I will be speaking at the FTC Hearing on Data Security on Dec 12 https://t.co/FZv9VRe1Zc via @TeachPrivacy @DanielSolove Many terrific speakers at this event, including @hartzog, my co-author of a book on data security, forthcoming from Oxford U Press. pic.twitter.com/UvQxlegO7F — Daniel J. Solove (@DanielSolove)…
Smile, travelers! You’re on candid DHS cameras.
From Papers, Please! via Joe Cadillic: The Department of Homeland Security has posted the latest update to a series of Privacy Impact Assessmentsattempting to whitewash the invasions of privacy and human rights inherent in a comprehensive system of automated facial identification of travelers. The latest PIA reveals more than the DHS has previously admitted about…
Lawmakers say Amazon’s facial recognition software may be racially biased and harm free expression
Zack Whittaker reports: Amazon has “failed to provide sufficient answers” about its controversial facial recognition software, Rekognition — and lawmakers won’t take the company’s usual silent treatment for an answer. The letter, signed by eight lawmakers — including Sen. Edward Markey and Reps. John Lewis and Judy Chu — called on Amazon chief executive Jeff…