To say some of us have been distracted since January 6 would be an understatement. Thanks to Joe Cadillic, maybe we can get caught up a bit. Here are some news items of note recently:
How Law Enforcement Gets Around Your Smartphone’s Encryption
https://www.wired.com/story/smartphone-encryption-law-enforcement-tools/
The European Data Protection Supervisor Website Evidence Collector tool for privacy and data protection inspections
https://edps.europa.eu/press-publications/edps-inspection-software_en
Denmark- Government developing digital COVID-19 ‘vaccine passport’
https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-denmark-travel/denmark-developing-digital-covid-19-vaccine-passport-idUSL8N2JJ20U
Denmark isn’t the only country working on a vaccine passport
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/vaccinated-poles-to-receive-special-passports/
UK- Government defeated over secret child spy law
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/13/child-spies-bill-could-face-lords-defeat-as-tory-peers-rebel
China- Megvii, one of the country’s largest facial recognition startups is gearing up for public offering
https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/12/megvii-ipo-china/
And you can find other interesting news stories on MassPrivateI, including a piece by Joe:
Is The USPS Creating A National Biometric Criminal Background Check Program?