Cyrus Farivar reports: Privacy experts say that a pair of new mobile privacy bills recently introduced in Texas are among the “most sweeping” ever seen. And they say the proposed legislation offers better protection than a related privacy bill introduced this week in Congress. If passed, the new bills would establish a well-defined, probable cause-driven warrant requirement for all location information….
Category: U.S.
The Catch-22 That Prevents Us From Truly Scrutinizing the Surveillance State
Ryan Calo writes: “That’s some catch, that Catch-22,” he observed. “It’s the best there is,” Doc Daneeka agreed. Joseph Heller was writing about crazy times. The setting is World War II and flying dangerous missions over Europe has taken its toll on American pilots. Many are so compromised psychologically that they probably shouldn’t be in…
K-12 student database jazzes tech startups, spooks parents
The road to Hell is paved with good intention$$? Stephanie Simon of Reuters reports: An education technology conference this week in Austin, Texas, will clang with bells and whistles as startups eagerly show off their latest wares. But the most influential new product may be the least flashy: a $100 million database built to chart…
Location Tracking and Biometrics
If you missed the conference on Location Tracking and Biometrics at Yale yesterday, you missed an outstanding conference combining informative presentations and lively discussion and questions from the audience. But not to fear: it’s available for viewing (fast forward the first 40 minutes; it seems to start with Chris Soghoian’s overview of location tracking). You…