James Denvil and Arielle Brown of Hogan Lovell write: Get ready for the changing scope of “personal information.” The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) amends the definition of “personal information” set forth in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) by introducing a new category of “sensitive personal information” and expanding the carve out for publicly…
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Police Chief Demands Holes In Encryption Because Some Cops Decided To Participate In The DC Insurrection
Tim Cushing writes: As more evidence comes to light showing a disturbing amount of law enforcement participation in the January 6th attack on the Capitol, police departments around the nation are finally being forced to face something they’ve ignored for far too long. The law enforcement officers who participated in the insurrection attacked officers attempting to defend the building, or, at…
EPIC to Maryland Legislators: Enact Biometric Privacy Law
From EPIC.org: EPIC Senior Counsel Jeramie Scott testified today to Senate and House Committees of the Maryland General Assembly in support of legislation protecting biometric information privacy. HB218 and SB16 are modeled after the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Passed in 2008, BIPA has been referred to as one of the most effective and important privacy laws in America. “Unlike a password or account…
Bot Lets Hackers Easily Lookup Facebook Users’ Phone Numbers
Joseph Cox reports: A user of a low level cybercriminal forum is selling access to a database of phone numbers belonging to Facebook users, and conveniently letting customers lookup those numbers by using an automated Telegram bot. Although the data is several years old, it still presents a cybersecurity and privacy risk to those whose…