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Privacy Harm Is Harm

17 hours ago
  • #Privacy
  • #Surveillance
  • #Legal
  • Corporations track movements via license plate scanners, creating detailed profiles without consent.
  • EFF joins amicus brief in Mata v. Digital Recognition Network, challenging misuse of ALPR data.
  • California's privacy laws aim to protect against surveillance without requiring proof of additional harm.
  • Digital Recognition Network (DRN Data) provides ALPR data to law enforcement and private companies.
  • Weak privacy protections enable misuse, like tracking reproductive healthcare seekers or political activists.
  • Strong privacy laws and a broad definition of 'harm' are needed to protect data privacy rights.
  • The case highlights the importance of privacy laws having real enforcement power.