The city-state, which originally assured citizens its COVID TraceTogether program was only for virus tracking, has admitted data was also accessible for police use. Now, rather than reverse course, officials are passing “urgent” legislation to allow this and other types of sensitive data to be used for serious crime investigation.
New York is the first state to temporarily ban facial recognition use in schools, potentially setting precedent for other states. The law will allow the NY Office of IT and Education Department to study privacy and security implications of use.
“Protect data, adopt framework, assess practices, maintain oversight.”
It’s tough to get brand safety right, but the industry keeps trying. IPG Mediabrands announced a new set of tools to find and block inappropriate ad placements, while IAS expanded its suitability measurements to include standards from the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM). Meanwhile, DoubleVerify admitted a mistake made brand safety on X/Twitter look worse than it really was in October 2023 and March 2024.