On Oct 24, Two U.S. senators have reintroduced legislation to stop U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s growing practice of searching or seizing travelers’ electronic devices at U.S. ports of entry, including land borders and airports. (Law360)
Germany’s government commission published a set of recommendations for how data and algorithmic development should happen in the age of artificial intelligence. (U.S. News)
After suing NSO for exploiting 1,400 WhatsApp users, Facebook deleted the accounts of NSO Group workers. (Wall Street Journal) (Arstechnica)
As a government agency seeks approval of a facial recognition system, it says one use for it could be verifying the age of people who want to view pornography online. (NY Times)
Seventy percent of campaign websites reviewed in an audit failed to meet security and privacy best practices, according to the 2020 U.S. Presidential Campaign Audit by the Online Trust Alliance (OTA). (Security Magazine)
(Compiled by Student Fellow Grace Huang)