FOIA docs: ICE used a tool called GOST to decide whether US visa applicants' social media posts are “derogatory” to the US, as part of immigration enforcement
Check out this @404mediaco story on social media surveillance docs obtained by our @ACLU_NorCal team + @ACLU. https://www.404media.co/... Terri K O / @terri@social.afront.org : Thi...
An investigation details how a Georgia man was wrongfully arrested based on a bad facial recognition match and other tech meant to make policing more effective
Because of a bad facial recognition match and other hidden technology, Randal Reid spent nearly a week in jail …
Leaked pitch deck: Clearview AI told investors that it will have 100B facial photos in its database within a year, after growing to 10B+ since early 2020
because Congress is doing NOTHING to stop this — that it can get away with everything. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Will Oremus / @willoremus : In the absence of regulation,...
Meta says it's looking at how users from marginalized communities experience its products and releases a paper on changes to how it uses US demographic data
Meta says it's looking at how users from marginalized communities experience its products and releases a paper on changes to how it uses US demographic data
The parent company of Facebook and Instagram is looking into whether its platforms treat users differently based on race …
Some police departments in California and Georgia have started using autonomous drones this year to track vehicles and people, raising civil rights questions
In one Southern California city, flying drones with artificial intelligence are aiding investigations while presenting new civil rights questions. Tweets: @matt_cagle , @jessicaram...
Facebook warns publishers that Apple's upcoming privacy changes in iOS 14, which clamp down on ad tracking IDFA usage, will make Audience Network less effective
Facebook is warning advertisers that they can expect weaker ad performance from iPhone users once iOS 14 comes out next month …
Sources: Dataminr, an official Twitter partner, relayed tweets and other social media posts about BLM protesters directly to police, contrary to earlier claims
particularly Black, Indigenous, and people of color — to further surveillance and state violence. https://twitter.com/... Dell Cameron / @dellcam : A lot of surveillance firms surv...
Boston passes an ordinance to ban government use of facial recognition, with minor caveats, joining cities like San Francisco, Oakland, and Cambridge
Boston joined cities like San Francisco, Oakland, California, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Wednesday in passing a vote to ban facial recognition technology for municipal use.
In January, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man's arrest for a crime he did not commit, in what may be the first known case of its kind
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In January, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man's arrest for a crime he did not commit, in what may be the first known case of its kind
In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man's arrest for a crime he did not commit.
Apple rejects HEY appeal, noting email apps must work without paid subscription; Apple suggests offering in-app sub or to reconfigure app as IMAP and POP client
In a brief call today about Basecamp's Hay email app from the iOS App Store, Apple's Phil Schiller told me that there would currently …
Protests renew scrutiny of tech companies' ties to law enforcement, as company officials issue statements in support of protesters
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In open letter on racism, Tim Cook speaks out on George Floyd's “senseless killing” and says we must commit to creating a better, more just world for everyone
Right now, there is a pain deeply etched in the soul of our nation and in the hearts of millions.
Sources: the US government is in active talks with Facebook, Google, and others to use location data from Americans' smartphones to stem COVID-19's spread
The U.S. government is in active talks with Facebook, Google and a wide array of tech companies and health experts …
Israel approves emergency measures, it says lasting 30 days, for its security agencies to track the mobile phone data of people suspected to have COVID-19
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Interviews with 40 police departments in eight states that partnered with Ring for at least three months show there is little evidence that Ring reduces crime
Hundreds of police departments have signed agreements with Ring to gain access to footage filmed on home surveillance cameras
No known arrests or prosecutions stemmed from San Diego's 7-year facial recognition program, which compiled 65K face scans; the program ended Dec. 31, 2019
DJ Pangburn / Fast Company : Tweets: @lizjosullivan , @donttag , @liz_in_shanghai , @matt_cagle , and @rogre Tweets: @lizjosullivan : People often ask me why I really want to ban ...
Brochure shows a surveillance vendor is offering spying capabilities to local police via hidden cameras in tombstones, vacuum cleaners, and baby car seats
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A district court rules the government's “suspicionless” searches of international travelers' phones and laptops at airports and US border violate 4th Amendment
In a major victory for privacy rights, a federal court in Boston today ruled that the government's suspicionless searches …