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Lawsuits allege Microsoft, Amazon and Google violated Illinois facial recognition privacy law
In a set of new lawsuits, two Illinois residents argue that three tech giants violated state laws prohibiting the use of personal biometric data without permission. Illinois residents Steven Vance…
UK privacy ‘class action’ complaint against Google gets unblocked
The UK Court of Appeal has unanimously overturned a block on a class-action style lawsuit brought on behalf of four million iPhone users against Google — meaning the case can…
Week-in-Review: Alexa’s indefinite memory and NASA’s otherworldly plans for GPS
Hello, weekenders. This is Week-in-Review, where I give a heavy amount of analysis and/or rambling thoughts on one story while scouring the rest of the hundreds of stories that emerged…
Kim Dotcom’s extradition appeal has started and is being live-streamed
More than four years later, Kim Dotcom’s legal battles (at least in New Zealand) may be close to an end. His final appeal to avoid extradition to face charges in the U.S…
A court ruled that it could be a federal crime to share your Netflix password
Last week the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion that an employee acted “without authorization” when he used a former co-worker’s login (with their permission) to gain…
