A New York appellate court expunges a teen’s DNA sample, which was obtained by police who gave him a cup of water before taking it for DNA testing without his knowledge or consent. Read the ruling In the Matter of Francis O. Source: Courthouse News, via Joe Cadillic
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Cops Will Be Able to Scan Your Fingerprints With a Phone
Matt Burgess reports: For more than 100 years, recording people’s fingerprints has involved them pressing their fingertips against a surface. Originally this involved ink but has since moved to sensors embedded in scanners at airports and phone screens. The next stage of fingerprinting doesn’t involve touching anything at all. So-called contactless fingerprinting technology uses your phone’s…
Colorado Privacy Act: The Cannabis Industry Prepares for Enforcement
Jeremy Meisinger of Foley Hoag LLP writes: As we wrote last year, Colorado is among the vanguard of privacy-focused states—including California, Washington, and Virginia—to adopt significant state-level privacy legislation. One year out from enforcement of the Colorado Privacy Act (which begins on July 1, 2023), businesses should begin to put their compliance frameworks in place, as some of…
Guess What? HIPAA Isn’t a Medical Privacy Law
Thomas Germain of Consumer Reports writes: You hear about HIPAA all the time. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is described on forms at the doctor; it’s referenced in privacy policies; it’s even mentioned on the news. Unfortunately, one of the most common things you hear is a misconception. Many people believe that HIPAA…