October 10, 2019

California outlaws facial recognition in police bodycams

The bill was introduced by Phil Ting: one of 26 state lawmakers misidentified as suspects in an ACLU test of the technology.

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October 03, 2019

No federal privacy law will make it in the US this year, sources say

Without one, the companies that collect our data will likely face compliance with California's take-no-prisoners law, in effect 1 January 2020.

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February 15, 2019

Should we profit from the sale of our personal data?

Don't spend that 30 cents all in one place!

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September 13, 2018

California bill regulates IoT for first time in US

California looks set to regulate IoT devices, becoming the first US state to do so and beating the Federal Government to the post.

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August 16, 2018

Sacramento admits to tracking welfare recipients’ license plates

For 2 years, welfare investigators used a huge database of automated license plate reader images to sniff out fraud, without audit or policy.

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April 30, 2018

DNA in genealogy database leads to arrest of suspected serial killer

If one of your relatives uploads their DNA data, much of yours goes with it.

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April 05, 2018

Facebook and Twitter may be forced to identify bots

If passed, the bill would give platforms 72 hours to investigate reports of bots seeking to mislead Californians and to remove or disclose them.

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February 02, 2018

California says no, you can’t cover your license plate

The now-rejected SB-712 bill was meant to protect location data privacy from the spying electronic eyes of automated license plate readers

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January 22, 2018

California to make it harder for your license plate to be tracked

In other words keep data-collecting, privacy-invading license plate cameras away from our cars.

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