Derick Marshall writes: Following my discovery that Springfield, Missouri law enforcement agencies were broadcasting social security numbers over public dispatch channels in violation of the federal Drivers Privacy Protection Act, I launched an investigation into the practice. In less than 2 weeks I had recorded 10 instances of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, Springfield Police Department, and the…
Category: Govt
UPDATE – Court Sets Friday Hearing for EPIC v. Commission
From EPIC.org: The federal District Court in Washington, DC has scheduled a hearing on Friday, July 7, 2017 at 4:00 pm, to consider EPIC’s motion for a Temporary Restraining Order. EPIC is seeking to block the transfer of sensitive voter data to a Presidential Commission on Election Integrity. The case is EPIC v. Commission, No….
EFF, Access Now, CDT, and OTI Fight Back Against “Secret” Search Warrants
Andrew Crocker and Nate Cardozo write: Can the government stop you from finding out it’s been looking through your private Facebook content as part of a “secret” investigation that’s not actually secret? That’s the question raised by an alarming case pending in the Washington D.C. Court of Appeals. Facebook has described the investigation as “known…
Royal Free – Google DeepMind trial failed to comply with data protection law
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: The ICO has ruled the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust failed to comply with the Data Protection Act when it provided patient details to Google DeepMind. The Trust provided personal data of around 1.6 million patients as part of a trial to test an alert, diagnosis and detection system for…