Russell Brandom reports: On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a new lawsuit demanding information about the FBI’s Electronic Device Analysis Unit (EDAU) — a forensic unit that the ACLU believes has been quietly breaking the iPhone’s local encryption systems. “The FBI is secretly breaking the encryption that secures our cell phones and laptops…
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CDC seeks symptom checks on new COVID-19 vaccine app
Cassie Fambro reports: As the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines roll out in the coming weeks, the CDC is asking recipients to download an app to learn how the vaccine affects people after getting it. If UAB physician Dr. Joy Henningsen were to experience any side-effects, she can report them straight to the CDC through their…
The Massive SolarWinds Hack Won’t Stop the Feds from Wanting All Your Data
Andrea O’Sullivan writes: Governments often tell their subjects that they must submit to surveillance programs to stay safe. Whether the boogeyman is terrorism, hate, or even health, government snooping on private data often violates our rights to privacy. But surveillance programs are unsafe on their own. Securing major sets of sensitive personal data is a…
New York bans facial recognition in schools until at least 2022
Colin Wood reports: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on Tuesday making his state the first to ban the use of facial recognition technology and other biometric technology in both public and private K-12 schools. The new law places a moratorium on schools purchasing or using biometric technology until at least July 1, 2022…