Privacy in the Pandemic
Illusions of consent and COVID-19-tracking apps | IAPP
As Lockdowns Ease, a New Surveillance Reality Awaits | ZDNet
9/11 Saw much of our Privacy Swept Aside. Coronavirus Could end it Altogether | CNN
International Proposals for Warrantless Location Surveillance to Fight COVID-19 | EFF
COVID-19 Patients’ Right to Privacy Against Quarantine Surveillance | EFF
French Covid-19 Drones Grounded after Privacy Complaint | Bloomberg
You Don’t Need Invasive Tech for Successful Contact Tracing. Here’s How It Works. | ProPublica
Contact-tracing apps face serious adoption obstacles | Brookings Institute
Dewey Decibel Podcast: Privacy Concerns (How COVID-19 is affecting privacy for patrons and librarians alike) | American Libraries
HHS Relaxes Data Security and Privacy Enforcement For COVID-19 Test Sites | NextGov
Government Surveillance
Senate Approves Legislation to Extend Government Surveillance Powers | CNN
Privacy Advocates Press House for Surveillance Bill Amendment | Politico
Victory! German Mass Surveillance Abroad is Ruled Unconstitutional | EFF
Digital Rights Group asks EU to Ban Biometric Mass Surveillance | FindBiometrics
Students’ and Minors’ Privacy
How Secure is your Child’s Data in Virginia’s Virtual Classrooms? | Virginia Mercury
Encryption
The Cybersecurity 202: Barr Ramps up Encryption War with Apple over Pensacola Shooter’s Phone | The Washington Post
Facebook Messenger adds Safety Alerts – Even in Encrypted Chats | Wired
This Week in Data Breaches and Leaks
Data Breach in State’s New PUA Unemployment System Exposes Some Claimants’ Personal Information | CBS Chicago
FBI Investigating Security Breach of Arkansas’ Self-Employed Aid Website | THV11
Over 190 Law Firms Affected by Advanced Data Leak that Exposed over 10,000 Legal Documents | CPO Magazine
Citizen Data Compromised as Service NSW Falls Victim to Phishing Attack [Australia] | ZDNet
Information of over 115 Million Pakistani Mobile Subscribers Exposed in Massive Data Leak | CPO Magazine
Verizon’s Data Breach Report Highlights how Unsecured Cloud Storage Opens Door to Attacks | ZDNet
Interserve hit by Data Breach; 100,000 Employee Records Stolen | SecurityBoulevard