Rafael Reyneri of Covington & Burling writes: Last week, a federal district court in San Francisco dismissed a claim under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The plaintiff alleged that Google had collected personal information without complying with the CCPA’s notice and consent requirements. The court held that the CCPA’s private right of action does…
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Fears over DNA privacy as 23andMe plans to go public in deal with Richard Branson
Kari Paul reports: The genetic testing company 23andMe will go public through a partnership with a firm backed by the billionaire Richard Branson, in a deal that has raised fresh privacy questions about the information of millions of customers. Launched in 2006, 23andMe sells tests to determine consumers’ genetic ancestry and risk of developing certain…
CBP Re-opens Comment Period on Proposed Rule for Biometric Entry/Exit Program
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is required by various congressional and presidential mandates to implement a biometric entry/exit system. As part of our ongoing efforts to safeguard the Nation’s border and facilitate legitimate travel and trade, CBP published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register on November 19, 2020, which proposes that all…
The CBP Used COVID As An Excuse To Install Facial Recognition At 76 Airports
Joe Cadillic writes: A recent DHS report titled the “CBP Trade and Travel Report” reads like an instruction manual on how to exploit the public’s fear of COVID. The report is a perfect example of how the Feds used the pandemic as an excuse to install facial recognition cameras across the country. The report starts out by…