Jorja Siemons reports: A Chicago public school student and his parent have sued the school system and several education technology companies for illegally collecting sensitive personal data using the platform Naviance. The college-readiness platform provides planning tools and counseling—and, according the purported class action filed Aug. 18—has been a vehicle by which companies can extract personal data….
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Police are getting DNA data from people who think they opted out
Jordan Smith reports: Cece Moore, an actress and director-turned-genetic genealogist, stood behind a lectern at New Jersey’s Ramapo College in late July. Propelled onto the national stage by the popular PBS show “Finding Your Roots,” Moore was delivering the keynote address for the inaugural conference of forensic genetic genealogists at Ramapo, one of only two…
‘Digidogs’ are the latest in crime-fighting technology. Privacy advocates are terrified.
Joe Anuto recently reported: On a Harlem street this summer, New Yorkers caught a glimpse of the future. Strutting between a logjam of NYPD vehicles blocking an intersection was one of the NYPD’s newest recruits: a robotic canine called Digidog that was emblazoned with the department’s blue and white colors and outfitted with a number of high-tech…
NASCAR Sued for Sharing Customer Viewing History With Facebook
Christopher Brown reports: NASCAR improperly disclosed to Meta Platforms Inc. the video-viewing histories of visitors to its website in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act, a proposed federal class action said. The protection act allows individuals to recoup as much as $2,500 per class member from entities that disclose their video—or similar media—viewing history without express…