Topic: privacy laws
Privacy laws are increasingly under scrutiny as they often fail to protect individuals from invasive surveillance and data collection practices. Recent incidents highlight how companies and governments exploit these laws, leading to significant breaches of personal privacy and civil liberties. The ongoing challenges posed by digital ID systems, facial recognition technology, and inadequate protections emphasize the urgent need for stronger privacy safeguards.
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Age Verification Company Exposes User Data, Reinforcing Privacy Fears Over Digital ID Systems
An age-check system built to shield minors ends up exposing adults in granular digital detail.
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Australian appliance retailer hit with complaints over invasive facial recognition tech
The Good Guys hits pause.
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Clearview AI’s controversial facial recognition tech is involved in 84 Toronto criminal cases
Officers used it without even getting permission.
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YouTube deletes links to Navalny’s “SmartVote” initiative and suspends channels that promote the project
YouTube is calling the links spam.
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How vaccine passports are crushing freedom, privacy, and civil liberties
A primer on how powerful institutions are ushering in this invasive tech.
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Newly discovered Facebook privacy flaw could harm those escaping abusers
Facebook says it’s not a bug.
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Apple apologizes for sending Siri recordings to contractors but will continue listening to them in house
Apple is making the changes after being criticized for this privacy-invasive practice.
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In Australia, political parties are exempt from privacy laws – and they’re making the most of it
Australians would be “disgusted” if they knew the data political parties were collecting.