Suzanne Smalley

3 weeks ago | therecord.media | Suzanne Smalley

The FTC's Andrew Ferguson called on Congress to update federal law to get rid of exceptions for tech firms that handle children's data.

1 month ago | threatbeat.com | Suzanne Smalley

Skip to content NEW Security news and analysis brought to you by the McCrary Institute | READ MORE → By Suzanne Smalley • May 16, 2025 The U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) has released findings from a six-year probe of facial recognition technology (FRT) usage at airport checkpoints, concluding that more transparency is needed and procedures should be improved to further protect the data privacy of passengers and accuracy of results. In recent years, the use of FRT at...

Mar 4, 2025 | therecord.media | Suzanne Smalley

Lawmakers on Tuesday reintroduced the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, a bill that would greatly restrict how digital platforms handle kids’ data.

Feb 28, 2025 | todaysgeneralcounsel.com | Suzanne Smalley

According to an article by Suzanne Smalley in The Record, Pegasus spyware has been detected in the cell phones of corporate executives in several industries, including real estate, logistics, and finance. The Israeli NSO Group, which makes Pegasus, has claimed it is sold exclusively to governments to target criminals and terrorists.

Jan 15, 2025 | therecord.media | Suzanne Smalley

Arguments in the case — Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton — centered on whether a 2023 Texas law violates free speech by requiring everyone who attempts to access online porn in the state to prove they are adults.