Police Use of Facial Recognition Violates Human Rights, UK Court Rules
Use of the tech needs to be narrower to conform to human rights law, court held.
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US Senate Amends EARN IT Act — To Transfer the Fight Over Section 230 to the States to Let Them Restrict Encryption
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the amended version on July 2.
FBI Pilot Program Uses Amazon’s Controversial Facial Recognition Software
The software allows the FBI to automate the analysis of mountains of video surveillance footage much faster than live agents can.
U.S. Senate’s First Bill in Midst of Shutdown is a Bipartisan Attack on 1st Amendment Rights in Defense of Israel Against Boycotts
In the midst of the Trump shutdown, the GOP-controlled U.S. Senate’s first bill, S-1, meant to signify its priorities for the new Congressional session, is a bipartisan defense of the Israeli government from boycotts.
Judge Orders Georgia Officials to Stop Tossing Absentee Ballots Over Signatures
The decision was a victory for voting rights activists, who feared the signature mismatch practice could disenfranchise thousands of voters.
Keeping Jim Crow Alive in Georgia With ‘Exact Match’
“Exact match” voter registration is a law enacted by the Republican-controlled Georgia state legislature; it carries on the infamous history of suppressing the African American vote in the Peach State.
The Government is Blacklisting People Based on Predictions of Future Crimes
Some of the so-called “suspected terrorists” on the government’s “No Fly List” have been banned from boarding a plane for the past 8 years and counting — though they’ve never been charged with any crime.
ACLU Sues TSA Over Its Warrantless Searches of Electronic Devices
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation of Northern California has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Monday, over its alleged practices of Read More…