May Bulman reports: Public Health England (PHE) has warned that the sharing of personal information by NHS commissioners and healthcare providers risks undermining public confidence in the NHS and could have “unintended serious consequences” for patients. In a series of letters published by the Health Select Committee, PHE and the National Data Guardian (NDG) voice concern…
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Posting private nude photos is now a crime in the Navy and Marine Corps
David B. Larter reports: Posting nude pictures of service members without consent is now, for all intents and purposes, a crime in the Navy and Marine Corps — a response to the nude photo-sharing scandal that surfaced when a reporter outed a private Facebook group of Marines and sailors that was used at times to swap nudes….
Facial recognition database used by FBI is out of control, House committee hears
Olivia Solon reports: Approximately half of adult Americans’ photographs are stored in facial recognition databases that can be accessed by the FBI, without their knowledge or consent, in the hunt for suspected criminals. About 80% of photos in the FBI’s network are non-criminal entries, including pictures from driver’s licenses and passports. The algorithms used to identify…
Court Rules in EPIC’s Passenger Profiling Lawsuit Against DHS
A federal court in Washington, DC has issued a ruling in EPIC v. DHS, case involving a controversial passenger screening program operated by Customs and Border Protection. Under the program, CBP combines detailed personal information with secret algorithms to assign “risk assessments” to travelers—including US citizens. EPIC sued the DHS for information about the “Analytic Framework for Intelligence” program, and…