A federal court sounds the alarm on the privacy harms of face recognition technology The court ruled that a lawsuit alleging that Facebook is violating Illinois’ biometric privacy law can proceed August 9, 2019
Live facial surveillance trial misidentifies 4 out of 5 people New study slams UK police trial of face surveillance on public streets. It's a warning we should heed in the US. July 29, 2019 Privacy and Surveillance
Cambridge to take up face surveillance ban Mayor Marc McGovern will introduce a measure to ban municipal government use of face surveillance tech on Monday night. Here's how you can support the ban! July 26, 2019 Privacy and Surveillance
Face surveillance: Science fiction or status quo? Face surveillance is a clear and present danger to our civil liberties, and the ACLU is fighting back. July 18, 2019 Privacy and Surveillance
Experts say “emotion recognition” lacks scientific foundation A new study strongly suggests that "emotion recognition" products are built on a bed of intellectual quicksand. July 18, 2019 Privacy and Surveillance
The Supreme Court’s most consequential ruling for privacy in the digital age, one year in Lower courts should make clear, as the Supreme Court does, that we don’t forfeit our Fourth Amendment rights by operating a laptop, car, or cellphone. June 28, 2019 Privacy and Surveillance