Another case note from the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner’s Office: A woman made a request to a health agency for the access logs of her records. She said she was worried about people looking at her file who shouldn’t be doing so (employee browsing). The agency released the access log to the woman with the…
The Right to Intimate Privacy: An Interview with Danielle Citron
Julia Angwin’s newsletter has a great interview with Danielle Citron, privacy law scholar and advocate for privacy rights. She starts by providing a brief recap of some of Citron’s credentials and accomplishments in the field: In her new book, “The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity and Love in the Digital Age,” Danielle Citron calls…
Meta Announces New Privacy Measures to Protect Teen Users’ Privacy
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On November 21, 2022, Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) announced updated practices designed to protect the privacy of young people on Facebook and Instagram, including default privacy settings for new accounts, measures to limit unwanted interactions with adult users, and a tool to limit the spread of teens’ intimate images online. Beginning on November…
Des Moines Residents Will Shell Out $125,000 To Man Whose Phone Was Illegally Seized By Cops He Was Recording
Tim Cushing reports: Denying qualified immunity to law enforcement officers who violate rights is a rarity. It doesn’t mean the sued cops lose. It just means they can’t dismiss the lawsuit. In theory, that means officers alleged to have violated rights will now make their case in front of a jury. But a cop facing a jury…