India McKinney writes: In the 21st century, it is difficult to lead a life without a cell phone. It is also difficult to change your number—you’ve given it to all your friends, family, doctors, children’s schools, and so on. It’s especially difficult if you are trying to leave an abusive relationship where your abuser is…
Category: U.S.
Apple Asked to Expand Reproductive Health Data Privacy Guards
Skye Witley reports: A coalition of 10 state attorneys general is urging Apple to implement stronger privacy standards for third-party apps that collect reproductive health information to protect consumers post-Roe v. Wade. App developers should be required to delete data collected from consumers seeking reproductive health care and clarify what information is shared with third parties such…
EPIC to Federal Trade Commission: It is Time to Protect Consumers from Commercial Surveillance
November 21 — Today, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) submitted comments in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding a Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security. As EPIC explains: The unchecked spread of commercial surveillance over the last two decades has led to a data…
NCLA Files Class-Action Against Massachusetts for Auto-Installing Covid Spyware on 1 Million Phones
From the New Civil Liberties Alliance, information on a case that was filed on November 14: Case Summary: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) worked with Google to auto-install spyware on the smartphones of more than one million Commonwealth residents, without their knowledge or consent, in a misguided effort to combat Covid-19. Such brazen…