Security reports: Data privacy within the automotive industry was analyzed in a recent report by Kaspersky. According to the report, 72% of drivers are uncomfortable with the idea of automakers sharing their data with third parties. Eighty-seven percent of survey participants said automakers should be required to delete their data upon request, and 28% said they have…
Category: Surveillance
Google Contractor Pays Parents $50 to Scan Their Childrens’ Faces
Joseph Cox reports: Google is collecting the eyelid shape and skin tone of children via parent submitted videos, according to a project description online reviewed by 404 Media. Canadian tech conglomerate TELUS, which says it is working on Google’s behalf, is offering parents $50 to film their children wearing various props such as hats or…
Man Lacks Privacy Interest in Nevada Opioid Prescription Records
Holly Barker reports: A California man challenging a pair of GPS tracking warrants that he claimed rested on an unconstitutional search of Nevada’s prescription monitoring program database lost his Ninth Circuit appeal after the court said he had no legitimate expectation of privacy in his records. Pointing to the government’s “long-standing and pervasive regulation of…
‘No privacy’: Is the Georgia DMV allowed to use your ID for this?
Ciara Cummings reports: Going to the Georgia Department of Motor Vehicles and getting your picture taken is expected, but the agency is also keeping that photo in a facial recognition system. According to the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS), it does so to help law enforcement in cases of specific violent crimes. However, some state lawmakers were…