Privacy
NZ Police criticized for taking photos, biometrics of Māori youth, without valid reason
A database that ignores privacy concerns.
Treasury expected to call for cryptocurrency regulation after Biden review
It’s not yet known whether regulations will affect privacy or other freedoms.
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Facebook engineers admit they don’t know what happens to user data, lawsuit filings reveal
Transcripts show engineers themselves are confused about how user data is processed.
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Australian banks embrace digital ID
New partnerships are being formed.
New tech allegedly detects Covid through voice analysis
Big implications.
Italian town introduces social credit style scheme
Social conditioning.
IRS admits to accidentally leaking some taxpayers’ confidential data
Major online data leak.
NYC to use pension fund investments to push Mastercard and American Express to flag gun sales
New privacy concerns for transaction monitoring.
“Smart” thermostat locks customers out, declares “energy emergency”
One of the problems with centrally controlled “smart” tech.
UK spy agency tried to stop The Guardian publishing Snowden reports, new book details
New allegations about attempts to suppress details about secret mass surveillance.