From Papers, Please! In the aftermath of the storming of the U.S. Capitol last week, there’s been a confused cacophony of calls to “put the rioters on the no-fly list“. At the same time, there have been equally confusing claims and denials that some people found out that they had already been “put on the no-fly list” when they were denied…
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Evaluating the Privacy of Covid-19 At-Home Tests
Kaylana Mueller-Hsia discuss home tests for COVID-19 and their privacy protections — or lack thereof: Like so much else about the Covid-19 response, how well test providers handle the sensitive health data of their customers will impact Americans’ trust in this tool and thus its usefulness. Federal law does play a role through the Health…
Maryland Man Arrested After GPS Unit Allegedly Shows He Was At Capitol Riot
From the no-surprise department, NPR reports that a Maryland man already on probation was arrested after his GPS data show he was at — and in — the Capitol. Martin Austermuhle reports, in part: After the Jan. 6 insurrection, Betancur allegedly told his probation officer that he had been inside the U.S. Capitol and had…
Privacy Legislation Proposed In Virginia And Oklahoma
David Stauss of Husch Blackwell writes: Five states are now considering online privacy legislation. Virginia and Oklahoma join Washington, New York and Minnesota as states where lawmakers have proposed online privacy legislation this year. It is expected that lawmakers in other states will propose similar legislation in the coming weeks. As discussed in our prior posts, the fact…