Privacy News for April 15, 2022

Privacy and the Pandemic

• Why you should think twice before sharing a Covid diagnosis | WIRED

Students’ and Minors’ Privacy

• Court dismisses COPPA-related securities suit against Alphabet for good | Law Street
• The Kids Online Safety Act is a heavy-handed plan to force platforms to spy on young people | Scheerpost
• We need to protect children’s data online — but let’s protect everyone’s data while we’re at it | The Hill
• Facial recognition planned for UK schools without Biometrics Commissioner consultation | BiometricUpdate

Government Surveillance

• Migrant advocates sue US government for data from surveillance program | Guardian
• FBI documents expose bureau’s big Jan. 6 ‘lie’ | Rolling Stone
• China uses AI software to improve its surveillance capabilities | Reuters
• Growth in surveillance technology pits law enforcement against privacy concerns | Trib Live
• US civil rights groups call for end to ‘illegal expansion’ of travel watchlist | New Arab
• Police surveillance and facial recognition: Why data privacy is imperative for communities of color | Brookings

Laws, Legislation, and Litigation

• Youngkin amends bill lifting facial recognition technology ban in Virginia | WRIC

Biometric Privacy

• The art exhibition that fools facial recognition systems | Security Week
• House lawmakers launch investigation of face-scan contractor ID.me | Washington Post
• New trends may help TikTok collect your personal, unchangeable biometric identifiers | ACLU

Encryption and Online Anonymity

• Step 4 to simple online security: Encrypt your computer’s storage | New York Times

This Week in Data Breaches and Leaks

• Data breach alert: Florida International University | JD Supra