Linn Foster Freedman, Kathryn Rattigan, and Blair Robinson (non-lawyer intern) of Robinson + Cole write: Last week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released updated California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) draft regulations and a summary of the changes. The regulations remain in the proposal stage and it is unclear when to expect finalized rules, although…
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Guest list subpoena creates slippery slope for student privacy
Griffen Smith writes: Last week, more than 150 students got an unusual email from the University of Montana. It wasn’t to share important academic information, or update students on a private matter, but informed students that their names would be shared with attorneys defending a former UM student accused of rape. What did all these…
Google agrees to compliance reforms to prevent search warrant data loss
David Shepardson reports: The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google resolving a dispute with the search engine giant over the loss of data responsive to a 2016 search warrant. The government said it was a “first-of-its-kind resolution” that would result in Google reforming “its legal process compliance…
What is Fog Reveal? A legal scholar explains the app some police forces are using to track people without a warrant
Anne Toomey McKenna writes: Government agencies and private security companies in the U.S. have found a cost-effective way to engage in warrantless surveillance of individuals, groups and places: a pay-for-access web tool called Fog Reveal. The tool enables law enforcement officers to see “patterns of life” – where and when people work and live, with whom…