Shira Schoenberg reports: The police cannot test a person’s blood to determine blood alcohol content without that person’s consent, even if the person authorized the blood draw itself, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled Friday. It is well-established law that the police cannot order a blood test without a person’s consent, in order to protect the safety…
Facial recognition smartwatches to be used to monitor foreign offenders in UK
Speaking of using facial recognition for surveillance purposes, Nicola Kelly reports: Migrants who have been convicted of a criminal offence will be required to scan their faces up to five times a day using smartwatches installed with facial recognition technology under plans from the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice. In May, the government awarded a contract to…
Marion County Schools to partner with Rank One Computing for new surveillance program
(Well, their headline said “for new safety program” but I fixed that for them) Last week, Madeline Edwards reported: Marion County Board of Education listened to a presentation about a facial recognition-based program that would serve as an extra safety measure within its schools. Superintendent of Marion County Schools, Dr. Donna Hage, said that she…
Adtech giant Criteo faces $65M fine in France for GDPR consent breaches
Natasha Lomas reports: In the latest blow to the creepy ‘tracking-ads’ complex, French adtech giant Criteo has been found in breach of European Union data protection regulation and hit with a €60 million sanction (~$65 million) by the country’s national privacy watchdog in a preliminary decision following a multi-year investigation. Digital rights advocacy group Privacy…