Connor Jones reports: The Irish government is planning to bolster its police’s ability to intercept communications, including encrypted messages, and provide a legal basis for spyware use. The Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill is being framed as a replacement for the current legislation that governs digital communication interception. The Department of Justice, Home Affairs,…
Kenya Confirms Worldcoin Biometric Data Deleted
Nixon Kanali reports: The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has confirmed that Tools for Humanity, the organization behind the controversial Worldcoin project, has deleted all biometric data previously collected from Kenyan citizens. The announcement, released in a public notice on Tuesday, marks a significant milestone in a year-long regulatory standoff regarding digital privacy…
How to Give the Government New Power to “Un-Person” Someone, in Three Easy Steps
Jay Stanley writes: The big push for state digital driver’s licenses that we’ve been warning about is effectively a movement to increase the power of big companies and government to control individuals. One feature of the licenses most states are adopting that may prove to be particularly dangerous is revocation — how and when people’s…
ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
Joseph Cox reports: When authorities used Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) facial recognition app on a detained woman in an attempt to learn her identity and immigration status, it returned two different and incorrect names, raising serious questions about the accuracy of the app ICE is using to determine who should be removed from the…