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Florida Lawsuit Against License Plate Readers Advances

Oct

2019

Florida Lawsuit Against License Plate Readers Advances

A Florida judge earlier this month found merit in the argument that automated license plate readers might violate state privacy laws.

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The Growing Transportation Surveillance Control Grid

Oct

2019

Surveillance

The Growing Transportation Surveillance Control Grid

A bill introduced in the U.S. House would create a real-time national driver surveillance program that would allow law enforcement to know anything and everything about a driver at the click of a button.

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Google Rolls Out "Orwellian Nightmare" Technology to Spy on You in Your Home

Oct

2019

Surveillance

Google Rolls Out "Orwellian Nightmare" Technology to Spy on You in Your Home

Google's new Nest Hub Max is a smart display unit that comes equipped with a 6.5-megapixel facial recognition camera that identifies you and monitors all your actions -- inside your own home.

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Oct

2019

Surveillance

Edward Snowden on Joe Rogan

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How Police Departments Use Civil Forfeiture to Collect Billions

Oct

2019

Police

How Police Departments Use Civil Forfeiture to Collect Billions

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AAA Recommends That Governments Increase Use of Red Light Cameras

Sep

2019

Red Light Cameras

AAA Recommends That Governments Increase Use of Red Light Cameras

The automobile club recommends that governments increase use of red light cameras directly supervised by authorities in order to boost enforcement where needed and not to raise revenue.

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Facebook Open to Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition Privacy

Sep

2019

Facial Recognition

Facebook Open to Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition Privacy

A federal appeals court rejected Facebook’s call to undo a lawsuit that indicated the social media giant has been collecting and storing unauthorized biometric facial data of millions of users without their expressed consent.

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Your Face Is Not a Bar Code: Arguments Against Automatic Face Recognition in Public Places

Jul

2019

Facial Recognition

Your Face Is Not a Bar Code: Arguments Against Automatic Face Recognition in Public Places

Face recognition systems in public places are a matter for serious concern.

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Michigan City Council Axes Plate Scanners

Jul

2019

License Plate Readers

Michigan City Council Axes Plate Scanners

An ordinance to allow the Michigan City Police Department to purchase license plate reader technology, including facial recognition capability, was killed Tuesday after several concerned citizens spoke against it during a public hearing.

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