Olives @olives@qoto.org

https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/afnemersindicaties-politie-basisregistratie-personen?share=VKplRJYoo3HINeZLen6BrzVXoSYseJNM11aGyImWzFyNhsAtxw%2BLfiPSinRCeE8=
"Eleven million Dutch people are automatically tracked by the police in the Basic Registration of Persons. Many even since their infancy and childhood. In doing so, the police are breaking various laws. The officers and the management of the police force have known this for years, but take little notice. This is according to research by Follow the Money."
#privacy

That take on free expression (and the context it links to) still applies.

CDT is encouraged to see a constructive bipartisan discussion draft of a #privacy bill from two key leaders, Senators Cantwell and McMorris.

A comprehensive federal privacy law is long overdue.  We hope that Congress will quickly turn to moving a bill through the legislative process and look forward to working with all stakeholders in finally getting privacy legislation passed. https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/4/committee-chairs-cantwell-mcmorris-rodgers-unveil-historic-draft-comprehensive-data-privacy-legislation

We are dismayed by Google's suspension of our ads account over alleged 'unacceptable business practices'.

Despite numerous attempts for clarification and appeal, silence from Google persists. Our work defending freedom of expression is hindered.

We call on Google to reverse this decision and adhere to its own standards. https://www.article19.org/resources/google-article-19-unfounded-accusations-of-unacceptable-business-practices/

https://reason.com/2024/04/04/federal-appeals-court-says-texas-inmates-decade-long-lawsuit-over-sleep-deprivation-can-keep-going/
"Is it cruel and unusual to subject an incarcerated person to sleep deprivation for years? That's a question it has taken federal courts more than a decade to answer.

On March 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reinstated Texas inmate Michael Garrett's 11-year-long-and-still-running lawsuit against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, finding that a lower district court had repeatedly and incorrectly subjected him to a higher bar than it should have to prove that being afforded less than four hours of sleep a night violated his constitutional rights."
#HumanRights #EighthAmendment

The point of strong safeguards is usually to avoid going down the path of "fuzzy algorithms which auto report people to the police".

https://theintercept.com/2024/03/16/safe-deposit-boxes-fbi-warrantless-raid-fourth-amendment/
"Two lawsuits will move forward against the federal government over the FBI’s warrantless search of hundreds of safe deposit boxes, a court ruled this week. Last year, in a related case, a federal appellate judge called the FBI’s raid “egregious” and “outrageous.”"

Warning: Site might contain images of injured people in Gaza. These are for a different article.
#privacy #FourthAmendment