Last week, the EDRi network expressed shared concerns about the introduction of new rules at EU level on the retention of data.

The mandatory retention of metadata is an evergreen of European digital policy. Despite a number of rulings by Europe’s highest court, confirming again and again the incompatibility of general and…

European Commission- Call for applications - Expert Group for a Technology Roadmap on Encryption (E04005) ACTIVE - deadline 1 September 2025. #dataretention #lawfulinterception #digitalforensics #encryption "The selection shall prioritise experts with technical profiles, coming from either public or private sector, whilst aiming to ensure proportional representation across the following fields of expertise: • Home affairs, ideally with an experience in fighting high-tech crime, and/or a background in the area of decryption and artifact extraction, computer forensics, network forensics, smartphone forensics, cloud forensics, IoT forensics, memory forensics and/or lawful interception; • Cybersecurity. with diverse backgrounds including but not limited to vulnerability management, evaluation of cybersecurity risks and certification and encryption (including quantum and post-quantum cryptography); • Telecommunication, including with experience in computer networks/Internet, 5G/6G, IoT, VoIP, Satellite, Quantum communication and/or encrypted communication applications; • Big data analysis, including with expertise in AI technologies; • Standardisation, notably in relation with cybersecurity and/or telecommunication technologies, including protocol networks, exchanges of digital data, and lawful interception; • Justice and fundamental rights, including experience in data protection and privacy, as well as experience in criminal justice, such as cyber-enabled and/or cyber-dependent crimes" https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID;=4005

The HLG Going Dark presented its final report and recommendations for an agenda of maximal access to personal data.

The Louisville Police Department presented its Flock Safety license-plate reader program, describing data retention, auditing, costs and case benefits; councilors and residents asked how the city will balance public safety with privacy and records concerns.

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A Flock AI camera mistakenly misread a truck’s license plate, prompting police to release a K-9 on the driver.

e519 with Michael, Andy and Michael - stories about #AI conversations with #pets and people, #LLM #DataRetention, #AISlop, #Clippy-esque prompts, #AIWorkloads in #space and a whole lot more.

(Or: Why Your Firm’s Digital Closet Looks Like a Storage Unit on a Reality Show) Law firms love documents. Love them. Cherish them. Treat them like precious artifacts that must never be thrown away, ...

The West Hollywood City Council will consider potential changes to the city’s public safety camera program, including revising or possibly terminating its agreement with surveillance technology provid...