SAN FRANCISCO—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for records about a multi-million dollar, secretive program that surveils immigrants and other foreign visitors’ speech on social media. DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) use the Visa Lifestyle Vetting Initiative (VLVI)…
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Court Won’t Hear Merits of EPIC Suit Challenging Secret Postal Service Surveillance Program
From EPIC.org: A federal district court on Friday dismissed EPIC’s lawsuit challenging a secret surveillance program run out of the law enforcement wing of the Postal Service, reasoning that EPIC did not suffer a “cognizable injury in fact” from the Service’s unlawful refusal to disclose information about the program. In EPIC v. USPS, EPIC is seeking to enforce…
FTC Settles Privacy and Security Allegations with Online Merchant for $500K and Agreement to Extensive Compliance Program
Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis writes about the recent CafePress settlement: The FTC recently settled its enforcement action involving data privacy and security allegations against an online seller of customized merchandise. In addition to agreeing to pay $500,000, the online merchant consented to multiyear compliance, recordkeeping, and FTC reporting requirements. The essence of the FTC’s seven…
Weight Watchers App Illegally Gathered Data From Children, F.T.C. Says
Claire Fahy reports: WW International, the weight-loss organization formerly known as Weight Watchers, used an app to illegally collect personal information from children without their parents’ permission, the Federal Trade Commission said. A complaint filed Friday by the Justice Department on behalf of the commission said that WW and its pediatric weight-loss app, Kurbo, violated…