PetaPixel: Apple Faces $32.5 Billion Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition in iPhone Photos App. “Apple is facing a lawsuit seeking up to $32.5 billion over claims its iPhone Photos app illegally collected users’ biometric information. The iPhone is widely known for using Face ID as a biometric security feature to help protect users’ privacy. However, a class action lawsuit in Illinois alleges […]

Anyone had a situation in a shared garden where a neighbour is throwing your plants away in your pots without asking?

Just had a neighbour throw out a load of John's plants and to say I'm upset is an understatement. I wonder if I can get legal about this....

#garderning #garden #law #legal

PetaPixel: Meta Smart Glasses Face Calls for Bans Across Europe Over Privacy Concerns. “Several European countries — including France, Germany, and the Netherlands — are considering banning Meta’s smart glasses as regulators examine whether the devices comply with privacy laws.”

He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No.
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Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore don’t qualify for any money from the state.
https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-wrongful-conviction-compensation-liz-murrill-elvis-brooks?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Louisiana #Law #CriminalJustice #CivilRights #Justice #Legal

UC Davis: All 50 States Have Introduced Bills to Regulate Digital Media for Kids — A New Database Tracks Them. “The Youth Digital Policy Repository categorizes state legislation by location, year and topic, including age verification, parental consent and targeted ads. The database, available to the public, lists researchers who can provide expertise to policymakers working on future […]

The #OpenAI and #Anthropic #AI Hacking Sprees Are a Messy New #Legal Frontier

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-anthropic-ai-hacking-sprees-illegal/

#cybersecurity #law

"For those seeking an entry into the most brilliant of #Jewish #legal minds, a recently launched series serves as an immensely rewarding resource. The first volume of #Koren -Publisher’s #Steinsaltz Edition of #Maimonides’ code of #Jewishlaw, the #Mishne #Torah, has been published in English. It seeks to make the legendary #medieval thinker’s #teachings accessible to a wide audience, utilizing the commentary of the late #Rabbi #AdinSteinsaltz, who passed away in 2020.

In addition to the clear English #translation of the source material, this unique edition contains sections covering additional legal perspectives that supplement those of the #MishneTorah itself. Also included are some of the late #Lubavitcher #Rebbe’s writings on Maimonides’ legal rulings.

Most helpful are the conceptual #essays in the back of the #book, which touch upon how Maimonides’ thought has been adapted, and argued with, over the ages."

https://jewishjournal.com/judaism/390555/framing-the-faith-of-maimonides/

Reuters: US FTC sues Hims & Hers for sending user health info to Meta, Snap. “The U.S. Federal Trade ​Commission sued Hims & Hers on Wednesday alleging the telehealth platform shared users’ health ‌data with online advertisers, despite promising privacy, and engaged in deceptive billing and cancellation practices.”

NEW: ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of Justice Department lawyers.

We found judges nominated by both parties who are frustrated that they can no longer take the government at its word.
https://www.propublica.org/article/justice-department-presumption-of-regularity?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #DOJ #Law #Legal #Courts #Trump #Justice #Ethics #USPolitics

The ACLU Is Arming Lawyers to Expose State Surveillance Secrets

The online toolkit for criminal defense attorneys is built around handcrafted legal motions that, when granted by a judge, will force prosecutors to reveal whether surveillance technology was used against a defendant.

#ACLU #legal #flocksecurity #surveillance #privacy #technology #tech

https://www.wired.com/story/the-aclu-is-arming-lawyers-to-expose-state-surveillance-secrets/

Future of Privacy Forum: FPF Releases New Issue Brief on U.S. “Data Broker” Regulatory Landscape. “To help make sense of this rapidly evolving regulatory space, FPF is releasing a new issue brief, The Boundaries of Data Brokerage: An Overview of the U.S. Regulatory Landscape. This issue brief provides an overview of the emerging regulatory landscape—focusing on recently enacted state and […]

Associated Press: EU finds TikTok violates its digital rule book by failing to protect privacy of minors. “The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors. The action exposed children to cyberbullying, unwanted contact and predatory behavior, commission spokesperson […]

An #engineer’s worth can be measured in many ways: years of licensure, number of graduate degrees, number of junior staff managed, number of successful product designs, number of units manufactured per annum, number of faults per a thousand operating hours, amount of revenue generated per annum, amount of savings attained per unit, etc.

But there is one very important engineering performance metric that is rarely discussed: number of successful #legal disputes (either on the plaintiff side or on the defendant side) in which the engineer was forced to participate, as a data purveyor, as a technical advisor, or as an expert witness. And this crucial skill is always acquired on-the-job, because it cannot be taught in a classroom.

As ridiculous as #OpenAI’s claim is, it does open a new #legal frontier in criminal law.

Here, an #AI under the control of a company hacked another company. There was actus reus that breached several federal and state statutes and regulations. There is an identified culprit. There is a victim. So then, these questions.

Which entities have jurisdiction over the matter? Can mens rea be ascribed? Should the company, a legal person, be assigned blame? Should the blame also flow to the controlling humans? What punishments are appropriate? Does the victim have a recourse under tort law as well?

https://apnews.com/article/openai-gpt56-sol-hugging-face-63ab84fed5612af04d8a160d60f6def3

San Diego Voice and Viewpoint: Surveillance Pricing Fight: State Senate Debates Bill Banning Retailers From Using AI to Set Prices Based on a Buyer’s Profile. “Surveillance pricing—the algorithmic practice of using personal data to determine individualized costs for goods and services—is widespread in California, according to Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego). He warns that this […]

Courthouse News Service: Toyota broadsided by website tracking class action. “Toyota was hit with a ‘trap and trace’ class action, over what the plaintiff calls an ‘outrageous privacy “bait and switch” scheme.’ In a class action filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, lead plaintiff Brittany Conner claims the Japanese automaker ‘secretly tracks, de-anonymizes and sells visitors’ […]

Who had "getting compromised through plugging an LG monitor in" on their #itsecurity 2026 bingo card? Apparently just plugging an LG monitor into a windows computer is enough for them to install spyware and steal all of your data. But hey you agree to this in their ToS (even without having to click on "I agree", it just installs).

#Legal #infosec #itsec

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Excerpt of the LG terms of service that state "You acknowledge and agree that it is your sole responsibility to obtain all necessary consents from any third parties whose voices may be captured by the Product and to notify household members and guests that their voices may be captured and processed, in compliance with applicable wiretapping, eavesdropping, and privacy laws."

Reuters: Italy privacy watchdog fines Character.AI owner over age-check failures. “Italy’s data protection authority fined Character Technologies, the U.S.-based owner ​of generative AI platform Character.AI for ‌breaches of data protection rules, it said on Thursday in a statement. The service ​allows users, including minors, to chat ​with AI-generated virtual characters.”

They're going to use this very legitimate issue to fuck America over.

"The #US #SupremeCourt has agreed to hear the case of #DanielGrand, an #Orthodox #Jew from #Ohio who says local authorities barred him from holding #Jewish #prayer gatherings at his home and that neighbors harassed him over the practice.

The decision by the nation’s highest court to take up the case is considered highly unusual in the #American #legal system, as the Supreme Court hears only about 50 cases a year.

The dispute began in 2021. Grand, who lives in #UniversityHeights, wanted to pray with a #minyan, the quorum of 10 Jewish men required for certain communal prayers. Because Jewish law prohibits driving on #Shabbat and holidays, and the local #synagogue was too far away to reach on foot, he decided to host worshippers in his private home."

https://www.ynetnews.com/jewish-world/article/rkqhgwu7zx#google_vignette

Cal Matters: Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works. “Starting at the beginning of this year, the California Privacy Protection Agency allowed residents of the state to sign up for the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, or DROP. The tool lets consumers send an instant request to hundreds of data brokers, asking them to delete their data and stop […]

Business Today: GoDaddy warns India’s fake website crackdown could damage the internet and privacy. “India is cracking down on websites that impersonate established brands. However, GoDaddy, the US-based internet domain seller, argues that its new court-ordered rules against fake websites could create privacy, security, and operational problems for website owners, not just scammers.”

TechCrunch: In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights. “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday limited the law enforcement use of ‘geofence’ search warrants, in a major legal ruling that is likely to have broad ramifications for privacy rights and law enforcement across the United States.”

"The Weaponization of Belonging

The fundamental lesson from the #history of #Jewish #citizenship in #America is that #legal categories are neither self-evident nor self-executing. They are #political instruments, subject to intense scrutiny and sudden revision during periods of national anxiety.

As the #SupremeCourt prepares to issue its ruling in 2026, the historical record serves as a stark warning. When a government asserts the authority to define who is and is not a #citizen based on parental origin, it invariably opens the door to the systemic #disenfranchisement of #minority populations. The debate over #birthright citizenship is not merely a legal technicality; it is a battle over the soul of the nation and the fundamental definition of human belonging."

https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/the-fragility-of-birthright-how-the-supreme-court-could-reshape-american-citizenship

Arrested for Telling a Cop to Shut UP-James Freeman is Suing to Rename This Texas City

https://youtu.be/zyLnHzg4Xrg

#Corruption #Cops #Police #Thugs #Tyranny #Government #Law #Legal #Courts #Lawsuit #Constitution