Of course, every week should be “data privacy week”, but we do set aside a specific time each year to focus on privacy – particularly educating as many people as possible about it. Until this year, we only dedicated one day for this – but as of 2022, it’s been promoted to an entire week! Data Privacy Week runs from January 24-28, so today I’m going to prep you for it with several of my top privacy protection tips!

In the news: the FBI uses foreign intelligence services to sidestep US surveillance restrictions; Russia takes down the REvil ransomware outfit as the United State’s request; Google gives Android users the ability to disable insecure 2G cell connections; Subaru is sued in Illinois for capturing driver’s biometric information with consent; lawmakers propose legislation to simplify and standardize terms of services agreements; and the Ponemon Institute releases the results of a recent poll on what people worry about with relation to privacy and what they feel should be done about it.

1. Using Foreign Nationals to Bypass US Surveillance Restrictions https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/01/using-foreign-nationals-to-bypass-us-surveillance-restrictions.html 
   
2. Russia’s FSB says it has taken down REvil hacker group at US request https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/14/22883675/russia-fsb-revil-hacker-group-ransomware-us-request-fbi-doj 
   
3. VICTORY: Google Releases “disable 2g” Feature for New Android Smartphones https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/01/victory-google-releases-disable-2g-feature-new-android-smartphones 
   
4. Class action: Subaru DriverFocus system improperly scans driver’s faces, eyes https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/613746211-class-action-subaru-driverfocus-system-improperly-scans-driver-s-faces-eyes 
   
5. Lawmakers Come After Companies’ Terms of Service With New TLDR Bill https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2022/01/lawmakers-come-after-companies-terms-of-service-with-new-tldr-bill/ 
   
6. New Ponemon Institute Report Indicates Major Consumer Privacy Gap https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/new-ponemon-institute-report-indicates-major-consumer-privacy-gap/ 
   

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