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Jan 13, 2020
Jan 13, 2020
Cambridge passes municipal ban on face surveillance technology
Cambridge joins a growing movement of municipalities banning face surveillance technology.
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
Dec 19, 2019
Dec 19, 2019
Northampton bans government face surveillance
Northampton now joins two other municipalities in Massachusetts—Brookline and Somerville—which passed bans earlier this year.
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
Dec 11, 2019
Dec 11, 2019
Brookline bans municipal use of face surveillance
The people of Brookline are standing up in defense of fundamental rights and civil liberties.
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
Nov 12, 2019
Nov 12, 2019
Federal court rules suspicionless searches of travelers’ phones and laptops unconstitutional
Government must have reasonable suspicion of digital contraband before searching electronic devices at the U.S. Border
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
Court Cases:
Merchant v. Mayorkas (formerly Alasaad v. Wolf)
Oct 31, 2019
Oct 31, 2019
We are suing the FBI to find out how they use face surveillance technology
The public deserves to know how the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration are using face recognition technology.
Oct 22, 2019
Oct 22, 2019
Massachusetts is ready to press pause on face surveillance
Law enforcement, educators, and tech business leaders call on legislature to press pause on face surveillance
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
Oct 21, 2019
Oct 21, 2019
Facial recognition technology falsely identifies famous athletes
Nearly one-in-six New England professional athletes were falsely matched to individuals in a mugshot database.
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
Oct 18, 2019
Oct 18, 2019
Racial justice advocates sound alarm on unregulated face surveillance
Racial justice organizations have endorsed a statewide moratorium on unregulated government face surveillance.
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
Oct 15, 2019
Oct 15, 2019
Law reform groups back effort to pause face surveillance
Legal advocates announced their support for a Massachusetts moratorium on government use of face surveillance technology.
Issue Areas:
Privacy and Surveillance
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