Jake Wiener, Counsel in EPIC’s Project on Surveillance Oversight, testified on May 3 and submitted written testimony before the New York City Council’s Committees on Technology and Civil and Human Rights. The Committees are considering two bills: Int 1014-2023 banning face surveillance in places of public accommodation and Int 1024-2023 banning face surveillance by landlords. Mr. Wiener urged the Council…
Category: Govt
State declines to deny covert use of spyware to monitor Irish citizens
Cianan Brennan reports: The Government has declined to confirm whether or not State agencies routinely use spyware to monitor Irish citizens, following an inquiry from the European Commission. Last December, the Commission wrote to all EU member states seeking to clarify the extent to which such software is in use by Governments across the bloc….
Asheville traveler can pursue federal lawsuit for alleged TSA screening assault
The Carolina Journal reports: The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an airline traveler can pursue a lawsuit claiming she was sexually assaulted during a security screening for a flight from Asheville. “May people who claim they were assaulted by Transportation Security Administration screeners sue the federal government under the Federal Tort…
FTC Proposes Blanket Prohibition Preventing Facebook from Monetizing Youth Dat
A huge proposal from the FTC: The Federal Trade Commission proposed changes to the agency’s 2020 privacy order with Facebook after alleging that the company has failed to fully comply with the order, misled parents about their ability to control with whom their children communicated through its Messenger Kids app, and misrepresented the access it…