Zack Whittaker reports: Ring, the maker of internet-connected video doorbells and security cameras, said in its latest transparency report that it turned over a record amount of doorbell footage and other information to U.S. authorities last year. The Amazon-owned company said in two biannual reports covering 2021 that it received 3,147 legal demands, an increase of about…
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Wisconsin OWI law found unconstitutional by high court
This was originally published on June 3. Joe Kelly reported: The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday said it is unconstitutional to count revocation of driving privileges for refusing a warrantless blood draw as a criminal offense contributing to increased penalties for multiple drunken driving convictions, which the state’s legal scheme for OWI offenses currently allows….
Repeatedly Hacked T-Mobile Ramps Up The Sale Of User App Download And Behavior Data
Karl Bode reports: T-Mobile hasn’t been what you’d call competent when it comes to protecting its customers’ data. The company has been hacked numerous different times over the last few years, with hackers going so far as to ridicule the company’s lousy security practices. A responsible company might slow down on data collection until it was certain it had figured out…
After Dobbs, Advocates Fear School Surveillance Tools Could Put Teens at Risk
After Dobbs, Advocates Fear School Surveillance Tools Could Put Teens at Risk Monitoring software could be easily adapted to flag abortion-related searches By: Todd Feathers As states rush to enact laws criminalizing abortion-related care in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade, health advocates and civil rights groups are warning…