Jim Sams reports an update to a case previously noted on this site: The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to reconsider its 4-3 decision that found violations of the state’s Biometric Privacy Act occur each time an unauthorized scan is made, rejecting arguments that such an interpretation will lead to astronomical damage awards that could destroy…
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This AI Watches Millions Of Cars Daily And Tells Cops If You’re Driving Like A Criminal
“This is the systematic development and deployment of a vast surveillance network that invades society’s reasonable expectation of privacy.” — Ben Gold, lawyer. Thomas Brewster reports: In March of 2022, David Zayas was driving down the Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale. His car, a gray Chevrolet, was entirely unremarkable, as was its speed. But to…
Webinar – The New Breed of State Health Privacy Laws
There are so many webinars each week that I generally don’t sign up for them or post links to them, but this one really caught my eye because there have been so many recent changes at the state level. The New Breed of State Health Privacy Laws Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2 PM ET…
Securly Sued Over Surveillance of Students on School Chromebooks
Christopher Brown reports: Securly Inc. collected and disclosed the geolocation data and video-watching histories of grade school students in violation of California privacy laws and the federal Video Privacy Protection Act, a new proposed federal class action said. Sheri Bate and Azucena Mejia alleged that Securly, a provider of tracking software to school systems for…