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Surveillance Camera

Mar 12, 2019

Florida Is Using Facial Recognition to Convict People Without Giving Them a Chance to Challenge the Tech

Florida Is Using Facial Recognition to Convict People Without Giving Them a Chance to Challenge the Tech
Surveillance camera mounted in front of a school yard

Mar 4, 2019

Student Surveillance Versus Gun Control: The School Safety Discussion We Aren鈥檛 Having

Student Surveillance Versus Gun Control: The School Safety Discussion We Aren鈥檛 Having
Facial Recognition Test

Feb 8, 2019

Ruling Is a Warning to Companies Collecting Biometric Scans Without Permission

Ruling Is a Warning to Companies Collecting Biometric Scans Without Permission
Police body camera

Feb 5, 2019

Ohio Bucks a Bad Trend With New Police Body Camera Law

Ohio Bucks a Bad Trend With New Police Body Camera Law
Surveillance camera mounted on a ceiling

Jan 25, 2019

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft Are at Odds on the Dangers of Face Recognition. One of Them Is on the Right Path.

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft Are at Odds on the Dangers of Face Recognition. One of Them Is on the Right Path.
Rev. Martin Luther King, head-and-shoulders portrait, seated, facing front, hands extended upward, during a press conference

Jan 23, 2019

Martin Luther King Jr. Offers a Lesson on Why We Should Be Worried About Amazon and the FBI

Martin Luther King Jr. Offers a Lesson on Why We Should Be Worried About Amazon and the FBI
A backlit laptop computer keyboard. Most fingers are on the "home" keys for touch-typing; the 'U' key is being pressed.

Jan 10, 2019

Pennsylvanians Should Know How the State Police Is Monitoring Social Media

Pennsylvanians Should Know How the State Police Is Monitoring Social Media
Facebook Offices

Dec 18, 2018

People Should Be Allowed to Sue Facebook If It Violates Law on Face Recognition Privacy

People Should Be Allowed to Sue Facebook If It Violates Law on Face Recognition Privacy
Taylor Swift

Dec 14, 2018

The Problem With Using Face Recognition on Fans at a Taylor Swift Concert

The Problem With Using Face Recognition on Fans at a Taylor Swift Concert
Amazon Doorbell

Dec 12, 2018

Amazon鈥檚 Disturbing Plan to Add Face Surveillance to Your Front Door

Amazon鈥檚 Disturbing Plan to Add Face Surveillance to Your Front Door