Author: Eric Stroshane

In this week’s privacy news update: Capital One, Pearson, LAPD, and Robinhood data breaches; the Equifax data breach settlement; DOJ, FBI, and ‘Five Eyes’ nations call for weakening of encryption; math and reason continue to exist.

In this week’s privacy news update: Juggalos prove naturally resistant to biometric scanning, your face is worth $5 to Google (unless you’re a Juggalo), and AG Barr speaks out against encryption.

In this week’s privacy news update: the big FaceApp shakeup, student data exposed in Maryland, and the Australian encryption ban debacle deepens.

In this week’s privacy news update: FBI and ICE mining state driver’s license photo databases for facial recognition searches, Australia’s anti-encryption law used to bypass journalistic protections, tourists visiting China caught up in surveillance dragnet, and more.

In this week’s privacy news update: retail facial biometric trials, class action against Amazon regarding Alexa recordings, and looking back on the role of Encryption in the Revolutionary War.

Government Surveillance Victory: California Orders State Audit of Automated License Plate Readers | EFF NSA Improperly Collected U.S. Phone Records a Second Time | The Wall Street Journal Surveillance Technologies Governments use to Spy on You | TechNadu Our Government

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In this week’s privacy news: efforts to close HIPAA gaps, end warrantless surveillance, and stop data breeches. Also: a bunch of privacy tools.

In this week’s privacy news update: license plate and traveler images exposed, Biometric monitoring begins in the Bahamas, and a report on the inscrutability of privacy policies.

In this week’s privacy news update: US seeks social media details from Visa applicants, tracking ads shown to be of little benefit, and strict state privacy bills gain ground.

In this privacy news update: photo sets from the Brainwash Café, Snapchat employees spy on users, and Germany dreams of encryption backdoors.