Privacy

Spirit Airlines has begun using facial-scanning technology at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to speed up boarding for passengers who, the company claims, can opt out of the scan.

For five years, the Transportation Security Administration has tested facial recognition technology at select airports as a method to automate identity verification at checkpoints.

Across the country, the emerging field of investigative genetic genealogy — using direct-to-consumer DNA databases to identify victims and perpetrators of crimes — is being adopted by law enforcement agencies.

Arizona CISO Tim Roemer and Virginia CISO Mike Watson discuss how zero trust can ease cybersecurity concerns over remote work and insider threats, and Watson highlights complicated privacy questions facing states.

The Massachusetts Facial Recognition Commission released its recommendations to the Legislature for using the controversial technology, including strong limits on when local police may use facial recognition.

As part of a new initiative to crack down on gun violence in the city, Mayor Eric Adams has reinstated the NYPD’s anti-crime unit. Officers are now equipped with new training and technology to maintain accountability.

The Oakland Police Department will launch a new drone program to aid missing person investigations and de-escalate conflicts. However, the move is raising eyebrows among privacy advocates, who see the tech as invasive.

The State Bar of California is reporting that the public release of attorney disciplinary records is more extensive than originally thought. The agency maintains there was no malicious hack of its computer system.

The purpose of the board will be to advise the city and council on best practices to protect the safety, privacy and civil rights of residents in connection with use of surveillance technology by local government.

2021 was a banner year for bills on some big topics, including bans on discriminatory tech, protecting biometric data, regulating facial recognition technology and the use of drones. Here is a look at where they are now.

The Jeffersonville, Ind., City Council recently approved the city's police department to purchase the Flock Safety System for $75,000. The automated license plate readers will be used in criminal investigations.

Gov. Ned Lamont said he is becoming more confident in the state's ability to defend against cyber attacks. His comments come as the state waits for more than $90 million in federal funding to bolster cyber defenses.

A Romanian hacker will go before a Texas jury after stealing and selling millions of credit card numbers through malware. The hacker was extradited from his home country to Texas on March 3.

Although Mon Health System indicates that it discovered a data breach in the middle of December, it learned of potential data theft about two weeks after the hack. Patients, employees and companies were affected.

The Anchorage Police Department is still a long way from outfitting all of its officers with body cameras — a move supported by voters through their passage of a $1.8 million annual levy last year.

Michigan Medicine has warned nearly 3,000 patients that some of their personal information may have been leaked due to a data breach that occurred in December. The hackers compromised an email account.

Washington state is getting ready to roll out the ID.me facial recognition system dropped by the IRS over privacy and equity concerns, while human rights activists are asking state government officials to ban the system.

Responding to lessons learned from the implementation of a 2015 student privacy law, Maryland lawmakers want new measures to redefine protected information and require oversight of technology used by students.