From the Future of Privacy Forum: Today, FPF announced the winners of the 10th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers (PPPM) Award. This Award recognizes leading privacy scholarship that is relevant to policymakers in the United States Congress, at U.S. federal agencies and for data protection authorities abroad. The winners of the 2019 PPPM Award are:…
Category: Misc
FBI warns about smart TVs being ‘gateways for hackers’
WTHR reports: If you own a smart TV or are looking to buy one this holiday season, the FBI has some advice for you. The FBI says smart TVs, which have the ability to connect to the internet, use streaming services and apps and can even talk to people, can be vulnerable to hackers. Many…
Facing the Future of Biometric Information for Payment Verification
Emily Bruemmer of Davis Wright Tremaine writes: Boarding a flight. Buying a coffee. Accessing a financial account. The number of actions or transactions that individuals can accomplish through the use of facial recognition, thumbprints, voiceprints, or other biometric information is varied and increasing. Google Pay recently announced that it will authenticate payments through biometric confirmation in…
GOP argues whistleblower’s name must be public
Scott Wong and Mike Lillis report: As the evidence mounts of a quid pro quo in President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, the president’s allies in Congress are increasingly hopeful they’ll find exoneration in a singular figure: the government whistleblower they’re fighting to expose. The clash over the whistleblower’s identity — and that person’s right to…