In the News

• Google Seeks to Break Vicious Cycle of Online Slander
  6/10/2021 – The New York Times
• This Washington county is the first to ban facial recognition technology, official says
  6/2/2021 – CNN
• Harvard researchers recommend Census not use privacy tool
  6/2/2021 – AP News
• Human rights groups call for an end to digital surveillance of immigrants
  6/1/2021 – The Guardian
• Amazon US customers given one week to opt out of mass wireless sharing
  6/1/2021 – The Guardian
• Two New Laws Restrict Police Use of DNA Search Method
  5/31/2021 – The New York Times
• Our Digital Pasts Weren’t Supposed to Be Weaponized Like This
  5/29/2021 – The New York Times
• TikTok Given EU Ultimatum Over Child Safety Concerns
  5/28/2021 – Bloomberg
• Why Apple and Google’s Virus Alert Apps Had Limited Success
  5/27/2021 – The New York Times
• Microsoft president: Orwell’s 1984 could happen in 2024
  5/27/2021 – BBC News
• Twitter urges Indian gov’t to respect freedom of expression
  5/27/2021 – AP News
• WhatsApp sues Indian government in bid to block 'mass surveillance' rules
  5/26/2021 – CNN
• UK Bulk Surveillance Violated Right To Privacy
  5/25/2021 – Forbes
• Moline, Ill., to Install Citywide Surveillance System
  5/21/2021 – Government Technology
• Report: NYC Should Prioritize Data Privacy Regulations
  5/21/2021 – Government Technology
• China authorities name 105 apps for improper data practices
  5/21/2021 – The Associated Press
• Shoshana Zuboff Explains Why You Should Care About Privacy
  5/21/2021 – The New York Times
• Mandatory opt-out, data breach notification part of new privacy bill
  5/20/2021 – Ars Technica
• ‘Privacy by design’: Google to give people more power over their personal data
  5/19/2021 – The Guardian
• Amazon will block police indefinitely from using its facial-recognition software
  5/18/2021 – CNN
• Online privacy: a fraught philosophical debate
  5/16/2021 – Financial Times
• Police departments adopting facial recognition tech amid allegations of wrongful arrests
  5/16/2021 – CBS News
• German watchdog bans Facebook from processing WhatsApp data
  5/11/2021 – AP News
• Instagram has looked deep into my soul – and I really don’t like what it has found there
  5/10/2021 – The Guardian
• Online Cheating Charges Upend Dartmouth Medical School
  5/9/2021 – The New York Times