I had posted EFF’s announcement about this lawsuit in October, but now it’s in mainstream media news. Scott Schwebke reports: A nonprofit organization is suing the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department to obtain search warrant records related to the agency’s use of a controversial cellphone tracking device. San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation, which aims to…
Category: Govt
Draft Bill Imposes Steep Penalties, Expands FTC’s Authority to Regulate Privacy
Hunton writes: On November 1, 2018, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released a draft bill, the Consumer Data Protection Act, that seeks to “empower consumers to control their personal information.” The draft bill imposes heavy penalties on organizations and their executives, and would require senior executives of companies with more than one billion dollars per year…
EPIC Urges Department of Transportation to Adopt Privacy Act Safeguards For “Insider Threat” Database
From the good folks at EPIC.org: In comments to the Department of Transportation, EPIC has proposed privacy safeguards for the agency’s “Insider Threat” database. The database would permit boundless collection of personal data on many people unaffiliated with the agency. The Department also plans to exempt the database from Privacy Act obligations that require data…
StatCan wants Canadians’ financial data, downplays privacy concerns
CTV reports: Statistics Canada is defending its attempt to obtain sensitive banking details of more than 500,000 Canadians without their consent. The agency says it is trying to compel Canadian banks to hand over the financial records of some customers as part of a new program to track financial data. Data sought by Statistics Canada…