Tim Cushing reports: The Senate voted today to give us five more years of pretty much unaltered surveillance. The reauthorization of key spy powers is back on again, after Congressional inaction ran head-on into a global pandemic, allowing these to (briefly) expire. Not that this temporary expiration resulted in any less surveillance. And with this overwhelming vote in…
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TikTok Broke Privacy Promises, Children’s Groups Say
Natasha Singer reports: TikTok, the popular app for making and sharing short videos, has flouted an agreement it made with the Federal Trade Commission to protect the privacy of children on the service, a coalition of 20 children’s and consumer groups said on Thursday. Last year, TikTok agreed to make major changes to settle charges that one of its…
Nanny Cam Audio Privacy and Tussle Over Attorney Sanctions Highlight First Livestreamed Pa. High Court Arguments
Max Mitchell reports: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to kick off a blockbuster argument session May 19, and for the first time ever it will be broadcast live online. […] Nanny Cam Audio The justices are set to hear several high-profile criminal matters during the session, including the question of whether audio from a hidden surveillance…
Seventh Circuit Rules on Article III Standing Issues in Illinois BIPA Lawsuit, Allowing Case to Proceed in Federal Court
Micha Nandaraj Gallo of Covington & Burling writes: On May 5, 2020, the Seventh Circuit held that violations of the section 15(b) disclosure and informed consent provisions of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, 740 ILCS 14/1 et seq. (“BIPA”) constitute “an invasion of personal rights that is both concrete and particularized” for the purposes of establishing Article III…