Privacy

Some Ohio police departments are interpreting a law meant to protect victims of crime to mean some police officers have privacy protections, even as they have used force while in the line of duty.

Law enforcement laud the cameras' effectiveness in solving crimes, but the American Civil Liberties Union worries about "mission creep" as cameras become more common.

A coalition of local activist groups is helping the City of Dayton draft an ordinance regarding DPD's use of surveillance technology.

Gov. Mike DeWine has said the state will soon require schools to regularly report positive COVID-19 cases to the public. But the move has local infectious disease experts concerned about patient privacy. Drs. Amy Ray at MetroHealth and Joan Zoltanski at University Hospitals agree that schools should be transparent about numbers of new cases in order to keep the public informed – but should take care not to give any information that could identify individuals.

School leaders in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas are abandoning the videoconferencing service after reports of meetings being disrupted by intruders.

Facebook agreed to settle a $550 million class-action lawsuit over its use of facial recognition technology in Illinois. It is believed to be the one of…

Researchers in Norway say the data-sharing appears to violate European data privacy laws. In the U.S., groups are asking state and federal regulators to investigate whether the practices are illegal.

Every Jan. 1, states across the country implement new laws. Some groundbreaking new laws address Internet user privacy and the classification of contract workers in California, for example.

The ACLU of Ohio is raising concerns about a bill that would mandate more reporting of information into a database used for gun background checks.The…

A panel of state senators is hitting the road to gather input on how the broad reach of Facebook and Google impacts average Ohioans.Republican Senate…