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New project shows scope of police surveillance
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July 22, 2020
New project shows scope of police surveillance
by EFF The Electronic Frontier Foundation with the help of several volunteers, students, and using public and private datasets, has…
NYPD must disclose surveillance tools
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June 19, 2020
NYPD must disclose surveillance tools
Via CNET New York City recently passed the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology, or POST, Act. The Act, passed with…
The ACLU sues Clearview AI
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June 5, 2020
The ACLU sues Clearview AI
Via The ACLU The American Civil Liberties Union has announced that they’re suing Clearview AI, the secretive facial recognition surveillance…
Signal releases photo blur tool for protestors
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June 4, 2020
Signal releases photo blur tool for protestors
Via Signal Signal, the encrypted messaging app, has released new tools to aid protestors around the world who are at…
Expanded PATRIOT Act would allow warrantless online surveillance
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May 13, 2020
Expanded PATRIOT Act would allow warrantless online surveillance
Via The Daily Beast A vote to renew the 2001 PATRIOT Act, passed soon after the 9/11 terrorist attacks may…
U.S. blocks Twitter’s efforts to be transparent
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April 27, 2020
U.S. blocks Twitter’s efforts to be transparent
Via Reuters In an effort to be more transparent, Twitter wanted to reveal more information about the surveillance requests it…
Chile shows what post-coronavirus society may look like
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April 20, 2020
Chile shows what post-coronavirus society may look like
Via Bloomberg Chile will start issuing ‘immunity’ cards to citizens, allowing them to work freely and live more ‘normal’ lives,…
On Apple/Google Contact Tracing
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April 15, 2020
On Apple/Google Contact Tracing
Shocking myself and perhaps others, I am supportive of the broad rollout and adoption of the Apple/Google Contact Tracing technology.…
Apple and Google team up to combat coronavirus via contract tracing
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April 14, 2020
Apple and Google team up to combat coronavirus via contract tracing
Via Google and Apple Apple and Google have announced a joint effort to help combat the coronavirus outbreak by introducing…
Microsoft to end investments in third-party facial recognition
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March 31, 2020
Microsoft to end investments in third-party facial recognition
Via The Verge Following a controversy surrounding a small facial recognition company Microsoft had an investment in, Microsoft has announced…