In the News

• Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’
  8/29/26 – The Guardian
• Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims
  8/26/26 – The New York Times
• Flock Cameras Are Spreading Across America. The Backlash Is Growing Just as Fast.
  8/24/26 – The Wall Street Journal
• My Neighbor Installed a Camera Pointing to My Yard. Is That Legal?
  8/22/26 – The New York Times
• TikTok reaches $400 million settlement with US Justice Department over children’s privacy
  8/21/26 – AP News
• TikTok Settles With U.S. Over Child Privacy Concerns for $400 Million
  8/21/26 – The New York Times
• Flock Cameras. Canoodling Lawyers. How Much Surveillance Are We Comfortable With?
  8/21/26 – The New York Times
• U.S. Citizen Who Deleted Phone’s Data Says His Prosecution Puts Privacy at Risk
  8/21/26 – The New York Times
• Their cities dropped Flock surveillance cameras. They’re still being watched
  8/20/26 – The Guardian
• How to Outsmart AI When It’s Tracking Your Workday
  8/19/26 – The Wall Street Journal
• Did someone wearing Meta Glasses film you today? Are you sure?
  8/19/26 – The Guardian
• ICE Bars Its Workers From Wearing Meta’s Smart Glasses on the Job
  8/18/26 – The New York Times
• US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins
  8/18/26 – BBC News
• Binance gave Moscow client details used to charge Russian over Ukraine donations, documents show
  8/17/26 – Reuters
• Sainsbury’s store pauses AI scanning after false shoplifting accusation
  8/17/26 – The Guardian
• US government is pushing to gain unprecedented access to your medical records – as data protections are weakening
  8/17/26 – The Conversation
• Emergency phone alert put domestic abuse victims at risk, campaigners say
  8/16/26 – BBC news
• Flock announces changes amid backlash over its license plate reader network
  8/13/26 – AP News
• Flock to Add Safeguards to AI Surveillance Tools After Backlash
  8/13/26 – The Wall Street Journal
• Privacy watchdog warns of ‘serious risks’ over EU police agency surveillance
  8/13/26 – Politico
• Meta AI glasses hit by criminal complaint over privacy concerns
  8/12/26 – The News International
• Vandals target Michigan license plate cameras amid growing privacy concerns
  8/11/26 – Detroit Free Press
• California Fines Data Broker for First Time Under Privacy Law
  8/11/26 – Bloomberg Law
• Meta glasses banned from courts in England and Wales
  8/11/26 – The Guardian
• Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don’t.
  8/10/26 – The New York Times