Privacy

Cellular telephones and other electronic devices including cameras are no longer permitted in the Forsyth County Courthouse. The aim is to prevent “recording and dissemination of images” of authorities and victims.

The Connecticut ACLU is demanding officials turn off automatic license plate reader cameras across the state until laws are passed to prevent misuse of personal data collected by the surveillance.

A multistate agreement between New York, California, Connecticut and Illuminate Education reinforces growing expectations that technology vendors take stronger measures to protect student information.

The borough Police Department used a state grant to buy four new body-worn cameras and three automated license plate readers. It includes a 10-year vendor contract that will enable periodic technology replacement.

The town board voted unanimously last month to put bags over the devices. A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen and the mayor will scrutinize how police use license plate readers and security cameras.

Proponents of synthetic data see it as the future, saying it will help government have more access to valuable data while at the same time protecting individual privacy.

The town Board of Commissioners approved a two-year pact to install 10 surveillance cameras, but subsequently canceled it. Staff and board members expressed privacy concerns around data sharing.

The City Council will consider reversing a policy banning encryption of police channels. Critics argue doing so would deprive the public of a tool to monitor crime and hold officers accountable.

Officials are no longer using cameras that read license plates, while they seek a court ruling on whether images recorded are public record. The city’s seven such cameras were disabled in June.

Flagstaff is deciding on whether the police department should continue to use Flock Safety’s automated license plate cameras — a common but controversial technology used nationwide.

Digital safety isn’t just compliance — it’s design philosophy, according to industry leaders from MagicSchool AI, Kahoot! and AI for Equity at the EdTech Week conference in New York City.

Even with the removal, the system still covers at least 1,000 of the 9,100 miles of state highways as transportation officials push to provide certainty about road conditions and monitor traffic.

Several community organizations are asking the University of Arizona to end its contract with a license plate reader company that has recently come under fire for sharing data.

The state Senate approved a "first-in-the-nation" ban on the sale of cellphone location data as part of a sweeping electric privacy bill, but the plan faces opposition from business groups.

A bill that would bar government entities from buying, selling, trading or transferring personal data without a person’s consent passed this week by a legislative committee that considers technology and innovation.

Ohio Homeland Security has launched a new AI-powered system to make it easier for residents to report suspicious activity. It facilitates the uploading of video, audio, photos and other information.

Over the past few years, there has been case after case of school-age children using deepfake technologies to prank or bully their classmates. And it keeps getting easier to do.

Privacy and accessibility are connected in a digital environment, according to an Idaho official who leads work in both areas, and who said she believes both are key responsibilities of state employees.