Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On October 10, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 683 (“SB 683”) (the “Act”), amending California’s Right of Publicity statute, California Civil Code Section 3344 (“Section 3344”) to add injunctive relief to the available remedies and extend liability to cover digital replicas. Section 3344 applies to any individual or business that…
DHS Gives Local Cops a Facial Recognition App To Find Immigrants
Joseph Cox reports: “Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has publicly released an app that Sheriff Offices, police departments, and other local or regional law enforcement can use to scan someone’s face as part of immigration enforcement, 404 Media has learned. The news follows Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of another internal Department of Homeland…
Phone location data of top EU officials for sale, report finds
Zack Whittaker reports: Journalists in Europe found it was “easy” to spy on top European Union officials using commercially obtained location histories sold by data brokers, despite the continent having some of the strongest data protection laws in the world. EU officials said they’re “concerned” about the trade of citizen and officials’ mobile phone location…
DHS proposes biometrics expansion for immigrants, dropping age restrictions and requiring biometrics from some US citizens
Natalie Alms reports: The Department of Homeland Security is looking to ratchet up its collection of biometrics in the immigration system. Under a rule proposed Monday, the department would set up a biometric identity system to track people throughout the immigration lifecycle. The new regulation would expand who DHS can require biometrics from — including U.S. citizens…