Top DOJ official “pleased” with multi-agency and branch response to courts data breach

Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Security Adam Hickey discussed the breach and the need to balance transparency with privacy related to sensitive material.

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Senator slams U.S. courts agency for ‘stonewalling’ inquiry into cyberattack

Sen. Ron Wyden said the courts administrators’ lack of answers about the breach “is a major red flag about the state of the courts’ systems.”

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Federal courts left Americans’ data exposed, senator tells Supreme Court chief justice

Sen. Ron Wyden said privacy rules aren’t being followed, putting thousands of Americans at risk of having their most sensitive data exposed.

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Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade reversal sparks calls for strengthening privacy

Data collected by tech companies could be used to prosecute abortion seekers, they warn.

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Lawmakers want to restrict user data sales to nations like China, Russia

The bill tasks the Department of Commerce with creating new export rules.

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U.S. marshal used controversial cell phone location service to illegally access data, DOJ says

Prosecutors say Adrian Pena used Securus.

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Democrats press Google to overhaul data location practices to protect abortion-seekers

“Google cannot allow its online advertising-focused digital infrastructure to be weaponized against women,” the lawmakers write.

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Senators ask FTC to investigate ID.me for deceptive business practices

They’re urging the agency to investigate the company’s statements on its facial recognition technology.

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Reproductive rights at risk galvanize calls for federal privacy legislation

Lack of federal privacy protections could make abortion bans a lot more dangerous.

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ID.me CEO backtracks on claims company doesn’t use powerful facial recognition tech

Identity verification company ID.me uses a type of powerful facial recognition that searches for individuals out of mass databases of photos, CEO Blake Hall explained in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday. The post follows a news release from the company last week stating directly that: “Our 1:1 face match is comparable to taking a selfie to unlock a smartphone. ID.me does not use 1:many facial recognition, which is more complex and problematic.” Privacy advocates say that both versions of facial recognition pose a threat to consumers. In addition to numerous studies demonstrating the technology is less effective on non-White skin tones, amassing biometric data can prove a huge security risk. “Governments and companies are amassing these databases of your personal biometric information, which unlike databases, of credit cards, cannot be replaced,” explained Caitlin Seeley-George, campaign director at nonprofit Fight for the Future. “And these are databases that are highly targeted […]

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