Civil rights groups want Biden to halt government use of facial recognition
Groups are urging the president to use executive action to place a moratorium on the use of the technology.
On Feb 18, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Privacy group promises legal action if TikTok doesn’t protect user privacy
‘Dissemination of TikTok user data would constitute an unlawful trade practice,’ EPIC wrote in letters to TikTok and Oracle.
On Sep 21, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
New Democrat-backed facial recognition bill mirrors an Illinois law that’s actually been successful
The bill is similar to an Illinois law that’s been at the heart of several lawsuits.
On Aug 5, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
New York takes major step to keep facial recognition from being used on children
The bill is earning praise from civil liberty and privacy groups.
On Jul 23, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
100 civil rights groups demand Congress stop funding mass surveillance of protests
The groups are calling for ‘dramatic changes’ for surveillance and the militarization of police.
On Jun 17, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
ACLU wants you to pledge to protect civil liberties ahead of Trump’s inauguration
‘I do solemnly swear…’
On Jan 16, 2017 by David Gilmour
Congressman pledges to fight Trump’s ‘unconstitutional crazy s**t’
Rep. Ted Lieu says the ‘resistance … begins now.’
On Nov 14, 2016 by Andrew Couts
France’s highest court strikes down sweeping surveillance law
French intelligence had open access to everyone’s communications.
On Oct 25, 2016 by David Gilmour
Police face-recognition technology is racially biased, study finds
Face recognition software is under-regulated across the country.
On Oct 21, 2016 by David Gilmour
What the FBI isn’t saying about its facial recognition capabilities
‘There may or may not be more databases … that the FBI may or may not be accessing.’
On Jun 16, 2016 by Lauren Walker
Tech community tells Senate not to let FBI demand internet records without a warrant
Opponents to the legislation include Facebook, Google, and Yahoo.
On Jun 7, 2016 by Eric Geller
Eric Holder says Snowden ‘performed a public service’ but calls leaks ‘inappropriate and illegal’
Holder prosecuted more whistleblowers than any other attorney general.
On May 30, 2016 by Eric Geller
Apple, Facebook, other major tech players push Senate to pass email privacy reform
There’s major new pressure on the Senate to pass a landmark online privacy bill.
On May 24, 2016 by Eric Geller
Senators introduce bill to block ‘dramatic’ changes to electronic search warrant rules
These lawmakers say there’s more to this obscure rule change than meets the eye.
On May 19, 2016 by Eric Geller
Police captain pushing to limit encryption says crypto experts miss the point
‘This is not an all-or-nothing zero-sum game.’
On May 10, 2016 by Eric Geller
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