Jamie Stengle of Associated Press reports: Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped the case against a Texas doctor who called himself a whistleblower on transgender care for minors and was accused of illegally obtaining private information on patients who weren’t under his care. The dismissal of the case against Dr. Eithan Haim in U.S. district court in Houston comes as the Trump…
VICTORY! Federal Court (Finally) Rules Backdoor Searches of 702 Data Unconstitutional
Andrew Crocker and Matthew Guariglia of EFF reported: Better late than never: last night a federal district court held that backdoor searches of databases full of Americans’ private communications collected under Section 702 ordinarily require a warrant. The landmark ruling comes in a criminal case, United States v. Hasbajrami, after more than a decade of litigation,…
CDT Research Uncovers Widespread Use of Questionable Technologies in K-12 Schools Despite Parent Concern and Lack of Awareness
January 15. (WASHINGTON, DC) — Today, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) published new survey research showing that the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI), along with many other technologies, in schools has happened despite parents expressing concern and lack of awareness about these tools being used in educational settings. “Since CDT began this quantitative research…
Allstate Hit With Suit Over Sale of 45 Million Drivers’ Data
Tonya Riley reports: Allstate Corp. faces a proposed class action for allegedly violating California and federal wiretapping and privacy laws with its data-collection practices. Allstate illicitly conspired to collect and sell the driver behavior data of more than 45 million Americans without their knowledge, according to the complaint filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern…