Over the past week, I’ve been contacted by a number of people. Some have contacted me to say that they see what has been going on with the harassment and threats I have received and they are touching base to make sure that I am okay (I am, thank you). Some have contacted me to…
Category: Online
Sweeping CT privacy bill aims to give web users more control of sensitive data
Mary Katherine Wildeman reports: Connecticut lawmakers are considering a sweeping bill aimed at giving residents more control over sensitive personal data that websites and apps constantly collect, often in ways hidden to the average internet user. The law would give people with the right to access data that companies have collected about them, opt out…
Announce: Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age (Citron)
Law professor Danielle Keats Citron’s new book is out. As seen on Twitter: My new book The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age is ready for pre-order! I’m so excited to share this with you. Thank you @wwnorton @PenguinUKBooks @VonCleland https://t.co/KoqruDrzim — Danielle Citron (@daniellecitron) April 13, 2022 Danielle…
The FBI is spending millions on social media tracking software
Aaron Schaffer reports: Social media users seemed to foreshadow the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol — and the FBI apparently missed it. Now, the FBI is doubling down on tracking social media posts, spending millions of dollars on thousands of licenses to powerful social media monitoring technology that privacy and civil liberties advocates say raise…