The revelation this week that Amazon is selling facial-recognition technology–branded Amazon Rekognition–to law enforcement agencies raised questions about which laws or regulations govern police use of the technology. The answer: more or less none, reports Wired. More than two dozen nonprofits wrote to Amazon CEO...
The much discussed and long-awaited General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) applies from today, May 25, 2018. It will update and harmonize data protection laws across the EU, and sets out comprehensive rules in relation to personal data handling, as well as the rights of individuals...
Having received Royal Assent on May 23, 2018, the UK Data Protection Bill is now an Act of Parliament. The Data Protection Act 2018 (the “Act”) implements the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and replaces the UK Data Protection Act 1998. Notable provisions that make use of...
In both the Senate and the House, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has reintroduced a bill to update the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) and Reps. Joe Barton (R-Texas) and Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) have...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which is an opportunity to learn more about mental health issues in our society and to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health. While many advances have been made in the funding and treatment of mental illness in the United Stated,...
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting that there is a gastrointestinal outbreak on the Silver Shadow operated by the Silversea Cruises company. The CDC reports that 28 of 327 (8.56%) of the passengers suffered from vomiting and diarrhea and other GI symptoms...