Jay Bonggolto writes: Google has taken Photos’ face recognition skills to the next level, allowing the app to recognize people’s faces in photos even when they are looking completely away from the camera. As pointed out by Android Authority’s Rita El Khoury, Google Photos is able to identify people in photos even when their faces are not visible,…
Inside the Hunt for the Idaho Killer
Mike Baker reports on the sleuthing involved in the murder of four University of Idaho students: The story of how dozens of officers from local, state and federal agencies took the quadruple murder investigation into extraordinary territory is only now becoming more apparent, through recently obtained records and interviews with people familiar with the investigation…
Florida Passes “Digital Bill of Rights”
Jason C. Gavejian and Amanda A. Simpson of Jackson Lewis write: On June 6, 2023, Governor DeSantis signed Senate Bill (SB) 2262, legislation intended to create a “Digital Bill of Rights” for Floridians. While Florida’s new law provides similar privacy rights to consumers as other states’ comprehensive privacy laws passed in recent months, the law is…
Louisiana Passes Bill That Would Require Parental Consent for Kids’ Online Accounts
Natasha Singer reports: Over the last year, state legislators concerned about a mental health crisis among the nation’s young people have passed a raft of children’s online safety measures. A new Utah law would require social networks to obtain a parent’s consent before giving an account to a child younger than 18 while a new California law would require…