Abigail Adcox reports: A U.S. District judge is scheduled to hear arguments on Wednesday in a closely watched case that is testing the bounds of attorney-client privilege against national security interests. Judge Amit Mehta will weigh whether Washington, D.C.-headquartered firm Covington & Burling is required to turn over to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…
ID Verifier Onfido to Pay $28.5 Million Over Biometric Claims
Christopher Brown reports: Onfido Inc. got preliminary court approval for a $28.5 million deal to settle a proposed federal class action alleging it violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act through the identity verification services it provided to website and app customers. Fredy Sosa and Rohith Amruthur alleged that Onfido collected and stored their biometric…
UK: Necessity and proportionality: questions police must ask when considering sharing personal information with the public
Emily Keaney writes: In February, the ICO announced it would be asking Lancashire Police to set out how they reached the decision to include personal information in media statements as they sought to find Nicola Bulley. This was an important piece of work around a high profile case. We wanted to reassure the public that…
Nationwide push to require social media age verification raises questions about privacy, industry standards
Tonya Riley reports: Lawmakers in Washington and in statehouses around the country are seeking to compel tech companies to prove the age of their users, part of a growing national effort to better protect young children from the harms of the internet. But requiring age-verifying technology to keep teenagers away from potentially harmful content online…