Tag: new jersey
  • Mar 22, 2021 |
  • Chris Miller |
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

DMV’s are making a fortune selling your personal data

Sadly, we have all become so accustomed to having our data bought and sold that it rarely surprises anyone to hear about yet another company filling their coffers with the proceeds of your personal data. However, one can’t help but feel especially betrayed to learn that a United States Government organization is getting in on … Continue reading “DMV’s are making a fortune selling your personal data”

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  • Jan 4, 2021 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Man sues police after incorrect facial recognition match leads to wrongful arrest

Nijeer Parks is suing the police after he was arrested and jailed in 2019 for ten days based on an incorrect facial recognition match. After a crime in Woodbridge, NJ, the local police department issued a warrant for Parks based on a facial recognition match provided by  facial recognition software similar to Clearview AI. Parks … Continue reading “Man sues police after incorrect facial recognition match leads to wrongful arrest”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: August 21, 2020

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of August 21st, 2020 How the government legally tracks your smartphone use with the Anomaly Six SDK Some of the apps on your smartphone could be sending information back to the government. The Wall Street Journal reports that the US government is actively tracking smartphones through a software development … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: August 21, 2020”

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  • Aug 13, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

New Jersey Supreme Court rules that passcodes aren’t protected by Fifth Amendment

The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that passcodes aren’t protected by the Fifth Amendment. States around the country, and other countries around the world, continue to rule differently on whether passcodes are protected by a constitutional right against self incrimination. It’s already been established that biometrics aren’t protected, but these rulings on passcode represent … Continue reading “New Jersey Supreme Court rules that passcodes aren’t protected by Fifth Amendment”

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  • May 21, 2017 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

New Jersey is latest state to introduce internet privacy bill to protect your personally identifiable information

A New Jersey Democrat has submitted a new internet privacy bill (A-4800) to the New Jersey Assembly that would bring strong broadband privacy protections to the state. According to MediaPost, New Jersey Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset introduced the legislation with input from former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) technologist Ed Felten. Zwicker … Continue reading “New Jersey is latest state to introduce internet privacy bill to protect your personally identifiable information”

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