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Stay informed with our latest insights on privacy and technology trends, along with key updates from our firm.
US Intelligence Community Is Buying “Commercially Available” Surveillance Data – What are the Implications?
This week, let’s consider a recently-declassified report issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on the Intelligence Community’s purchase and use of sensitive “Commercially Available Information.”
Section 702, the Supreme Court, the European Parliament, and Congress
This week, we invoke Sherlock Holmes while discussing the latest news regarding Section 702 of the National Security Act, the GDPR and cross-border data transfers.
The Perfect Storm: Facial Recognition
As Clearview AI expands and Texas sues Meta/Facebook for violations of its biometric privacy law, let's consider whether government is ignoring its role in perpetuating the problems associated with facial recognition.
Privacy Before Profits - Is it Time for Data Fiduciaries?
This week, we consider the idea of data fiduciaries introduced in the proposed New York Privacy Act.
Why You Should Care about Privacy
This week, we challenge privacy pacifists who say, “I have nothing to hide, so I have nothing to fear” with our counterargument, along with two recent articles about surveillance that everyone should read.
Facial Recognition Banned in San Francisco
This week, San Francisco became the first US city to ban the use of facial-recognition technology by police and local government agencies.