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Posted on February 6, 2022June 24, 2025 by Dissent

Can’t keep up during the week? Neither can I. But on Sundays, I try to look at the headlines and links Joe Cadillic compiles because he is truly amazing.  Here are just a handful of items he had in his January 31 compilation:

Uber and Lyft Drivers Want to ID All Passengers:
“Earlier this year, Uber and Lyft made it mandatory for riders who use untraceable payment methods such as gift cards to upload government IDs.”
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/uber-lyft-drivers-want-more-protection-as-rising-crime-keeps-many-off-the-roads

Police Outsourcing Human Interaction With Homeless People to Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7dz7b/police-outsourcing-human-interaction-with-homeless-people-to-boston-dynamics-robot-dog
The DEA Is Using A Law Created To Give It Access To Landline Records To Gather Data From Encrypted Messaging Services:
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220122/21195248337/dea-is-using-law-created-to-give-it-access-to-landline-records-to-gather-data-encrypted-messaging-services.shtml
“Crisis Text Line” a suicide hotline shares callers texts with Loris ai:
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/28/suicide-hotline-silicon-valley-privacy-debates-00002617
Schools Have Installed Surveillance Software to Monitor Students’ Emails, Online Chats, and Assignments:
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/18/1073793824/remote-learning-ushered-in-a-new-era-of-online-academic-surveillance-whats-next
IL- New Law Stops Police from Getting Smart-Home Device Data Without Warrant:
https://epic.org/illinois-law-stops-police-from-getting-smart-home-device-data-without-warrant/
Find these and many more privacy and civil liberties-related news stories on MassPrivateI.

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