May 29, 2020

Clearview AI facial recogition sued again – this time by ACLU

Clearview AI, the company that's scraped billions of images to build a facial recognition system, is getting sued again.

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March 13, 2020

Homeland Security sued over secretive use of face recognition

As of June 2019, CBP had processed more than 20 million travelers using facial recognition, civil rights group ACLU says.

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November 14, 2019

Warrantless searches of devices at US borders ruled unconstitutional

The border is NOT a constitution-free zone, according to the ruling: No more suspicionless fishing expeditions into travelers' devices.

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October 10, 2019

California outlaws facial recognition in police bodycams

The bill was introduced by Phil Ting: one of 26 state lawmakers misidentified as suspects in an ACLU test of the technology.

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June 04, 2019

US visa applicants required to hand over social media info

As of Friday, it's no longer optional - the US is asking for five years of social media information.

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May 02, 2019

DHS policies allow unlimited, warrantless device search

Newly revealed policies show border agents can search devices for pretty much any reason, including if some other agency asked them to.

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March 26, 2019

Tech giants back bill that privacy advocates claim is toothless

The main disagreement: if consumers will be able to delete their data or whether the law would give companies ways to wiggle out.

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December 10, 2018

Microsoft calls for laws on facial recognition, issues principles

Profits are nice, but "We don’t believe that the world will be best served by a commercial race to the bottom," says President Brad Smith.

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September 14, 2017

DHS faces lawsuit over legality of forced warrantless device searches

Plaintiffs including a veteran, a NASA staffer and a journalist claim that their First and Fourth Amendment rights were breached by searches at the border

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