ACLU attorneys asked a federal court to order the agencies to release documents about how the government uses and audits the software.
privacy
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Your smartphone selfies could tell stalkers where you live
In a recent incident, a man stalking a Japanese pop star found out where she lives using her social media photos and Google Street View.
advertisement
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: Dictators and the internet: A love story
Instead of making censorship obsolete, the internet has given authoritarian regimes a powerful tool to crush dissent.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Data privacy laws could make criminal justice system even more unfair
As written, these regulations give police access to useful information while keeping it out of defendants’ reach.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Capital One data breach compromises 100 million credit card applications
In an unusual development, a suspect is already in FBI custody, apparently because she boasted online about what she had done.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
FTC approves $5 billion settlement with Facebook over privacy practices
The deal could result in broad consequences, including Facebook having to keep closer watch over third-party apps, and more government oversight.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Searches show how privacy laws have fallen behind
Federal investigators accessed hundreds of millions of photos from databases, just the latest example of how privacy rights are eroding.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Zuckerberg invites regulators to help Facebook protect elections
In a discussion at Harvard Law School, the Facebook CEO invited regulators to set industrywide privacy standards and take a harder line with foreign interference in elections.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
Lawmakers move to pass nation’s strictest internet privacy law
The Maine House follows the Senate in supporting a bill that would prohibit internet service providers from selling customers’ data without their consent.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine schools grapple with opening bathroom doors to deter trouble-makers
Students want privacy. Schools want to keep kids from doing things they shouldn’t behind closed doors.