Suzanne Smalley reports: Texas’ attorney general has accused the data broker Arity, which sells individual drivers’ behavior data to insurers, of sharing consumers’ information without clear notice or consent. The case is the latest Texas action highlighting how data protections can get murky when consumers use apps that track their behavior. In the past six weeks, six…
Facial recognition and privacy: Updated OAIC guidance
Lisa Fitzgerald and Steven Li of Norton Rose Fulbright write: The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has issued guidance to private sector organisations who are considering using facial recognition technology (FRT) for identification purposes in commercial or retail settings. The guidance follows a determination of the Privacy Commissioner which found that the use…
Watchdog urges Louisiana to investigate crisis pregnancy center over medical privacy breach
Rosemary Westwood reports: A nonprofit watchdog is asking Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill to investigate whether a New Iberia crisis pregnancy center broke state law after it appeared to post the full names, last menstrual periods, and other personal health information of 13 clients online, despite claiming that it follows federal health privacy laws. In…
Senators want to block data brokers from selling health and location data
Suzanne Smalley reports: Senate Democrats introduced a bill on Tuesday that would prohibit data brokers from selling or transferring location and health data and provide the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with $1 billion for enforcement. The bill also would give the FTC, state attorneys general and victims of data broker abuses the right to sue brokers for…