Campaigners demand halt to Vermont’s use of facial recognition
Despite use of facial recognition being banned under state law, Vermont's DMV is 'overstepping' the legislation, say campaigners
View ArticleDHS faces lawsuit over legality of forced warrantless device searches
Plaintiffs including a veteran, a NASA staffer and a journalist claim that their First and Fourth Amendment rights were breached by searches at the border
View ArticleMicrosoft calls for laws on facial recognition, issues principles
Profits are nice, but "We don’t believe that the world will be best served by a commercial race to the bottom," says President Brad Smith.
View ArticleTech giants back bill that privacy advocates claim is toothless
The main disagreement: if consumers will be able to delete their data or whether the law would give companies ways to wiggle out.
View ArticleDHS policies allow unlimited, warrantless device search
Newly revealed policies show border agents can search devices for pretty much any reason, including if some other agency asked them to.
View ArticleUS visa applicants required to hand over social media info
As of Friday, it's no longer optional - the US is asking for five years of social media information.
View ArticleCalifornia outlaws facial recognition in police bodycams
The bill was introduced by Phil Ting: one of 26 state lawmakers misidentified as suspects in an ACLU test of the technology.
View ArticleWarrantless searches of devices at US borders ruled unconstitutional
The border is NOT a constitution-free zone, according to the ruling: No more suspicionless fishing expeditions into travelers' devices.
View ArticleHomeland Security sued over secretive use of face recognition
As of June 2019, CBP had processed more than 20 million travelers using facial recognition, civil rights group ACLU says.
View ArticleClearview AI facial recogition sued again – this time by ACLU
Clearview AI, the company that's scraped billions of images to build a facial recognition system, is getting sued again.
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....