Category Archives: Surveillance state

Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Biometric Privacy Law, Clearing the Way for Lawsuits

Illinois Supreme Court hands down unanimous decision that an individual needn’t prove actual injury nor adverse effect to recover under the state’s bellwether biometric privacy statute.

Longtime Reporter Leaves NBC, Accuses Media of “Lionizing Destructive Organizations” Like the FBI

The FBI is openly setting out to make and break political leaders, undermining what we have left of a functioning democracy.

Kiss What Is Left of Your Medical Data Privacy Goodbye

While you weren’t looking, a full-bore assault on what is left of your medical privacy has been gaining ground.

How Immoral Are Laissez Faire Ideologues? Ask About Drones.

Drones illustrate why lack of regulation isn’t such a hot idea.

Advertising Trade Association Presses for Federal Data Privacy Regulation

Advertising trade group calls for federal data privac regulationy, in an obvious attempt bet that Washington won’t toughen standards nearly as much as California has done and other states are also considering.

Huawei’s Meng Snagged Due to US Bank Sanctions

More on the arrest and planned extradition of Huawei CFO Meng.

Huawei CFO, Daughter of Founder and Possible Heir Apparent, Arrested in Canada on a US Extradition Request on Charges of Transfer of US Technology to Iran

A US criminal case targeting Huawei has thrown a big spanner into US-China relations.

Another Blow to the Biometric ID Fairy: Researchers Show ‘Master’ Fingerprints Can Bypass Smartphone ID Sensors

New research shows that ‘master’ fingerprints can bypass smartphone fingerprint ID systems – thus striking another blow at the biometric ID fairy.

Gaius Publius: Amazon Rips Off 238 Cities, States and Provinces, Then Builds in NYC and DC

More evidence that Amazon is nasty.

How UK (and US) Surveillance Creates Havoc for Personal Data Movement Post Brexit

The UK’s surveillance state poses legal problems for the legality of personal data transfers to it post Brexit, and the UK and EU are not close to having a solution.

Mark Ames: ShamiWitness: When Bellingcat and Neocons Collaborated With The Most Influential ISIS Propagandist On Twitter

But I want to talk about the western “experts” in Washington and London who cozied up to @ShamiWitness — especially since all of them are still around, many of them bigger and more influential in our political discourse than ever.