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Privacy News for February 26

February 26, 2021 By Eric Stroshane 1 Comment

YouTube begins allowing underage users, Kroger and Clubhouse data breaches, and Virginia considers new data privacy legislation.

Privacy News for February 19

February 19, 2021 By Eric Stroshane 1 Comment

Minneapolis passes restrictive ban on facial recognition technology, Northwestern University faces lawsuit for improperly capturing student biometrics, and a data breach of multiple major law firms.

Privacy News for February 12

February 12, 2021 By Eric Stroshane 1 Comment

US Border Patrol seeks surveillance towers along Canadian border, EU proposes ban on tracking-based targeted advertising, and Amazon’s plan to install AI surveillance cameras on all delivery vans stirs controversy.

Privacy News for February 5

February 5, 2021 By Eric Stroshane 1 Comment

Baltimore cancels surveillance plane contract, Amazon installing always-on surveillance cameras in delivery vehicles, and deep dives into ad-tracking.

Privacy News for January 29

January 29, 2021 By Eric Stroshane 1 Comment

St. Louis approves aerial surveillance program, biometrics under scrutiny at FTC, and SonicWall’s zero-day breach.

California Privacy Law – CCPA and Prop 24 Stacy Tomaszewski
California currently leads the country in considering data privacy and the steps that should be taken to protect it. Two recent laws stand out – The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 and the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020. Here I’d like to make an effort to provide an explanation of how the two acts work together.
What Would You Do? Everyday Privacy Questions Stacy Tomaszewski
Many of the privacy issues we talk about are pretty clear cut, but what about those that exist in the grey area between customer service and customer protection? The following are three scenarios I’ve recently pondered. What do you think?
Book review: Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data Virginia Dressler
Book review of ‘Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data’ by Carissa Véliz (Penguin: 2020).
The Scholarly Networks Security Initiative Jill Anderson
What is Elsevier and Springer Nature’s SNSI? This post will discuss the publisher-led Scholarly Networks Security Initiative, which was allegedly introduced to combat cybercrime in the scholarly content field.
California Consumer Privacy Act – Part One Stacy Tomaszewski
The California Consumer Privacy Act has added a new level of protection for California consumers – including library users — but it’s still young. This series will track one library’s exploration of how well its vendors comply with the new laws.