Jordan Awan writes: Machine learning has pushed the boundaries in several fields, including personalized medicine, self-driving cars and customized advertisements. Research has shown, however, that these systems memorize aspects of the data they were trained with in order to learn patterns, which raises concerns for privacy. In statistics and machine learning, the goal is to learn from past data…
Resource: Biometric Privacy as a Case Study for US Privacy Overall
WilmerHale lawyers Kirk Nahra, Ali Jessani, Amy Olivero and Samuel Kane authored an article in the April 2024 issue of the CPI TechREG Chronicle that outlines how the rules governing biometric data reflect US privacy at large. Excerpt: “Privacy law in the United States is best described as a patchwork of rules and regulations at both the state and federal level. This development is…
Spyware found on US hotel check-in computers
Zack Whittaker reports: A consumer-grade spyware app has been found running on the check-in systems of at least three Wyndham hotels across the United States, TechCrunch has learned. The app, called pcTattletale, stealthily and continually captured screenshots of the hotel booking systems, which contained guest details and customer information. Thanks to a security flaw in…
Hong Kong’s Privacy Authorities Ask Worldcoin to Cease Operations
Paigambar Mohan Raj reports: Hong Kong’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) has released the findings from its investigation into Worldcoin (WLD). The investigations began in January 2024 and aimed to uncover if the project breached any privacy laws. According to the report, ‘The PCPD carried out 10 covert visits during the…