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A young child works at home remotely on an online class assignment.

Mar 27, 2020

Those 鈥淔ree鈥� Remote Learning Apps Have a High Cost: Your Student鈥檚 Privacy

A passenger using a facial recognition kiosk in the background with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer watching in the foreground.

Mar 12, 2020

The Government Has a Secret Plan to Track Everyone鈥檚 Faces at Airports. We鈥檙e Suing.

A mockup image of how a computer scans a human face for facial recognition

Feb 10, 2020

Hey Clearview, Your Misleading PR Campaign Doesn鈥檛 Make Your Face Surveillance Product Any Less Dystopian

Feb 6, 2020

The Government's Nightmare Vision for Face Recognition at Airports and Beyond

A face recognition camera at customs entry point at the Orlando International Airport in Florida. There has been increased interest in the use of this artificial intelligence system from government agencies and businesses.

Jan 17, 2020

2019 Proved We Can Stop Face Recognition Surveillance

Dec 5, 2019

A Border Officer Told Me I Couldn鈥檛 Opt Out of the Face Recognition Scan. They Were Wrong.

A demonstrator wearing a bandana on their face

Nov 26, 2019

America's Mask Bans in the Age of Face Recognition Surveillance

Oct 31, 2019

The FBI is Tracking Our Faces in Secret. We鈥檙e Suing.

Oct 15, 2019

鈥楽mart鈥� Cameras Are Now On the Lookout For Distracted Drivers in Australia

Oct 11, 2019

California Just Blocked Police Body Cam Use of Face Recognition

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