Ben Hancock reports: Google Inc. has told the U.S. government it will comply with new warrants for data stored on its overseas servers, as long as they are not issued by courts within the Second Circuit, the Department of Justice said in a filing Wednesday. The development marks a reversal of the company’s legal strategy…
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We Asked 6 Privacy and Legal Experts About Apple’s New Face ID
Louise Matsakis reports: Apple executives stood on stage Tuesday and revealed the way we’ll unlock the brand new iPhone X: with our faces, using a new feature called Face ID. It utilizes the selfie camera’s “TrueDepth” camera system—a set of sensors and a dot projector—to create a super detailed 3D map of your mug. The…
NHTSA Revised Automated Vehicle Policy Lacks Privacy Safeguards, Senate Considers Draft Bill
From the good folks at EPIC: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released revised guidance for automated vehicles. The modified guidance encourages manufacturers to develop best practices to minimize cybersecurity risks. However, the NHTSA guidance lacks mandatory standards and fails to safeguard privacy statingthat the Federal Trade Commission is responsible for consumer privacy. Previous NHTSA…
Hands On with the TSA’s New ‘Enhanced’ Pat-Down Procedure
John McCormack reports: Earlier this year, the LA Times reported: “TSA quietly launches new ‘enhanced’ pat-down procedure.” The Times noted that TSA would not describe precisely how the new procedure is different from the old one: “TSA officials declined to detail the new universal procedure or the previous pat-down tactics, but the industry is bracing…