Barrett, Lindsey and Liccardi, Ilaria, Accidental Wiretaps: The Implications of False Positives By Always-Listening Devices For Privacy Law & Policy (February 8, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3781867 Abstract: Always-listening devices like smart speakers, smartphones, and other voice-activated technologies create enough privacy problems when working correctly. But these devices can also misinterpret what they hear, and thus…
Category: U.S.
Foundation cuts off Pasco schools, citing data sharing
Jeffrey S. Solochek and Kathleen McGrory report: A national philanthropic organization has stopped funding the Pasco school district, citing concerns over the practice of sharing sensitive student data with police first reported by the Tampa Bay Times. The school district already had received $1.8 million for teacher training and instructional materials from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman…
How One State Managed to Actually Write Rules on Facial Recognition
Kashmir Hill reports: Though police have been using facial recognition technology for the last two decades to try to identify unknown people in their investigations, the practice of putting the majority of Americans into a perpetual photo lineup has gotten surprisingly little attention from lawmakers and regulators. Until now. […] A police reform bill that goes into effect in July…
Digidog, a Robotic Dog Used by the Police, Stirs Privacy Concerns
Maria Cramer and Christine Hauser report: Two men were being held hostage in a Bronx apartment. They had been threatened at gunpoint, tied up and tortured for hours by two other men who pretended to be plumbers to get inside, the police said. One of the victims managed to escape and called the police, who…