Privacy
Coverage of the way technology is changing the kinds of data state and local government collects about citizens, how it uses that data and the ethical and security implications of that. Includes stories about police body cameras, facial recognition, artificial intelligence, medical data, surveillance, etc., as well as privacy policy nationwide.
Lawmakers in both chambers of the Statehouse have been highly critical of bills that would safeguard residents’ data privacy online. Two competing proposals survive, albeit narrowly.
Lawmakers advanced data privacy legislation that supporters say would be unique in the U.S. in protecting individual privacy and limiting the type of digital information companies can collect and maintain.
Cyber attacks and the related expenses of identifying the incident, fixing it, notifying customers — and improving security — has become routine in the Vancouver, Wash., area. This in turn has sparked demand for cybersecurity professionals.
A court battle over a social media account highlights a larger issue. Even if our earthly affairs are in order when we die, privacy questions around who should own our data may be unanswered — and tough to resolve.
Two lawmakers said they have reached an agreement on the broad outlines of a pact that would create the United States’ first federal data privacy standard. A national data privacy law has eluded Congress for years.
The bill, which has cleared the state Senate, redefines the crime in existing law to include unauthorized use of tracking devices and computers for recording, tracking or reporting someone’s movements or location. It now goes to the Assembly.
The March 21 attack impacts information from about 300 people, the Tarrant Appraisal District said. The district’s legal council has said hackers have asked for $700,000. Portions of the district website remain offline; it has not paid the ransom.
Google will delete billions of records it scooped from "Incognito" mode web browsing of about 136 million U.S. users but will continue to collect data through the not-so-private browser setting.
The NOTICE Coalition, on behalf 42 advocacy organizations representing various student groups, argued in a letter to the U.S. Department of Education that AI-powered security systems violate privacy and human rights.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the California Highway Patrol will stand up 480 surveillance cameras on Oakland streets and East Bay freeways to help identify vehicles associated with crimes. Privacy advocates have criticized the plan.
