Daniel R. Stoller reports: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released an updated set of draft rules for how companies must follow the state’s landmark privacy law. Becerra (D) modified the draft rules he unveiled last October by adding new examples of how companies can give notice to consumers about data collection. The update also contains new examples…
Category: Laws
Web browsing histories are being given to Australian police under data retention powers
Josh Taylor reports: Law enforcement agencies are being provided with the web browsing histories of people under investigation using mandatory data retention powers, despite the federal government specifically excluding that practice in the legislation, the commonwealth ombudsman has warned. When the Coalition government passed mandatory data retention laws in 2015, the legislation explicitly ruled out…
Privacy Commissioner of Canada files Notice of Application with the Federal Court against Facebook, Inc
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has filed a Notice of Application in the Federal Court seeking a declaration that Facebook has contravened Canada’s federal private sector privacy law. The application follows a joint investigation last year by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British…
EPIC Urges Congress to Suspend Face Surveillance
From the folks at EPIC.org: In advance of a hearing on the Department of Homeland Security’s use of facial recognition technology. EPIC urged Congress to suspend the use of facial recognition for mass surveillance. EPIC explained that an individual’s ability to control disclosure of identity “is an essential aspect of personal security and privacy.” EPIC provided to the House…