Jennifer Johnson, Layth Elhassani, Jayne Ponder, Andrew Longhi, Tyler Holbrook, Lindsay Brewer, James Yoon, and Nira Pandya of Covington and Burling write: As 2021 comes to a close, we will be sharing the key legislative and regulatory updates for artificial intelligence (“AI”), the Internet of Things (“IoT”), connected and automated vehicles (“CAVs”), and privacy this…
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Privacy news from here and there…
It’s easy to miss news during the holidays. Thanks to Joe Cadillic, who keeps compiling links to help us all stay informed. Here’s a smattering from his most recent round-up: “Freedom to Travel Act of 2021” introduced in Congress: https://papersplease.org/wp/2021/11/22/freedom-to-travel-act-of-2021-introduced-in-congress/ House Passes Bill To Fund Federal Vaccination Database: [T]he government would provide $400 million in…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Has 2021 been better or worse for you than 2020? I am trying to decide for myself, but I am glad that I will be with family, however small a group we are this year because our family is scattered across the country and across an ocean. When we give thanks today, I will be…
Some news from here and there….
20 Years After Patriot Act, Surveillance of Arabs and Muslims Is Relentless: https://truthout.org/articles/20-years-after-patriot-act-surveillance-of-arabs-and-muslims-is-relentless/ Can The Feds Hide Its Misdeeds On Muslim Surveillance As ‘State Secrets’? https://reason.com/2021/11/17/can-the-government-hide-its-misdeeds-as-state-secrets/ OnlyFans improperly scanned faces of content creators to verify ID, age: https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/612133315-il-biometrics-class-action-onlyfans-improperly-scanned-faces-of-content-creators-to-verify-id-age Coalition Tells Supreme Court to Hear Warrantless Pole Camera Surveillance Case: https://epic.org/epic-coalition-tell-supreme-court-to-hear-warrantless-pole-camera-surveillance-case/ Artists, Rights Groups Denounce ‘Invasive’…