Privacy During the Pandemic
- Privacy and efficacy concerns remain for New York’s vaccine passport apps | NBC News
- Restaurants and bars have new COVID protocols: ‘Show us proof of vaccination or a negative test’ | Los Angeles Times
Government Surveillance
- Richmond [VA] license plate camera surveillance raises concerns | Huron Daily Tribune
- The NYPD Had a Secret Fund for Surveillance Tools | WIRED
Laws, Regulations, and Legislation
Biometric Privacy
- What if Facial Recognition Technology Was in Everyone’s Hands? | Slate
- CBP and Cruise Lines Partner to Implement Biometric Arrivals | Homeland Security Today
- Canadian regulator finds biometric data privacy compliance gaps in Telus’ health app | BiometricUpdate.com
- KCI adds facial biometric ‘Simplified Arrival’ for international arrivals | KSHB
- Scope of remote biometrics and identity verification deployments continues to widen | BiometricUpdate.com
Surveillance Capitalism
Slouching Towards Dystopia
- Big Tech call center workers face pressure to accept home surveillance | NBC News
- York City Police receive big boost for free surveillance camera program | York Dispatch
- Uber asked contractor to allow video surveillance in employee homes, bedrooms | ArsTechnica
Encryption
- Apple’s Plan to “Think Different” About Encryption Opens a Backdoor to Your Private Life | EFF
- Black Hat USA: Downgrade attack against Let’s Encrypt lowers the bar for printing fraudulent SSL certificates | The Daily Swig
- Canberra asks big tech to introduce detection capabilities in encrypted communication | ZDNet
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