California requires law enforcement to report the controversial warrants to a state database—but The Markup found massive discrepancies in how they’re reported By: Maddy Varner and Alfred Ng In the last three years, Google says, public agencies in California have increasingly demanded location data collected from people’s phones and other devices through geofence warrants—an evidence-gathering…
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CPS teachers ‘blindsided’ after access to popular classroom software yanked due to new student privacy law
Sneha Dey reports: Online privacy advocates in recent years pushed Illinois lawmakers to force school districts to protect student data — but some Chicago Public Schools teachers say they were “blindsided” by the district’s enforcement of the law that’s led them to lose access to key programs used to teach thousands of students. […] Among…
Facebook, Citing Societal Concerns, Plans to Shut Down Facial Recognition System
Kashmir Hill and Ryan Mac report: Facebook plans to shut down its decade-old facial recognition system this month, deleting the face scan data of more than one billion users and effectively eliminating a feature that has fueled privacy concerns, government investigations, a class-action lawsuit and regulatory woes. Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence at…
Florida Imposes Criminal Penalties for Improper Processing of DNA
Julia Kadish & Harrison Schafer of Sheppard Mullin write: Florida recently passed a law governing DNA samples. The Act places several restrictions on the use, retention, and sharing of DNA samples. Those that violate the Act may face criminal liability. Requirements under the law Requirements under the Act are tied to “DNA samples” which include any human…