News & Commentary about Surveillance Technologies
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Jul 26, 2022
Police Are Using Newborn Genetic Screening to Search for Suspects, Threatening Privacy and Public Health
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Jul 15, 2022
Six Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Surveillance Technology
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Feb 8, 2022
A Scary Demonstration of What Unchecked Face Recognition Could Look Like
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Feb 2, 2022
Three Key Problems with the Government's Use of a Flawed Facial Recognition Service
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Nov 22, 2021
Congressional Drunk Driver Detection Mandate Raises Privacy Questions
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Nov 4, 2021
Can the Government Wrongfully Spy on You and Get Away With It?
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Oct 14, 2021
Glitch in the Code: Black Girls and Algorithmic Justice
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Sep 7, 2021
The Privacy Lesson of 9/11: Mass Surveillance is Not the Way Forward
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Jul 27, 2021
Maine’s Facial Recognition Law Shows Bipartisan Support for Protecting Privacy
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Jul 22, 2021
How Face Recognition Fuels Racist Systems of Policing and Immigration — And Why Congress Must Act Now