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ACLU wants Amazon to stop selling facial recognition tech to the police

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 22 May 2018 21:38:01 +0000

The American Civil Liberties Union has obtained documents showing that Amazon has been selling its facial recognition technology to the police, and it's asking the company to stop doing so. Read more...

Facebook updates its terms to prohibit spying on users

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 09:06:01 +0000

Facebook has changed its terms and conditions today to bar developers and companies from using its data to spy on users. This comes after social network data was used to track peaceful protesters. Read more...

Small ISP wins 11-year old case against the FBI over national security letters

Chris Dupres — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:16:01 +0000

Even though his ISP has closed its doors, Nicholas Merrill never stopped fighting his NSL gag order, and has defeated the FBI in federal court after 11 long years Read more...

Spying on citizens: It's not just for the NSA anymore

Christopher White — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:30:01 +0000

If you thought the NSA was the only government agency spying on U.S. citizens, this news will be disheartening to you: The Department of Justice kept all of your phone records until the end of 2013. Read more...

U.S. Government: We can take your laptop and phone at the border

Christopher White — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 18:50:02 +0000

The courts have confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security has the right to take your electronic devices when crossing the border without any probable cause or suspicion of guilt. Read more...

Maryland bans employers from requesting social media passwords

Nathan Tsui — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:47:33 +0000

A bill prohibiting employers from asking employees for their passwords to social networking sites has passed the Senate and House in Maryland and awaits the governor's signature. Read more...

ACLU asks if police are secretly stealing phone data

Christopher White — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:14:31 +0000

Our phones store a treasure trove of data for not only companies like Google and Apple, but also for law enforcement as well. There are forensic devices available that allow a person to connect a... Read more...

Appeals court revives lawsuit against NSA surveillance of Americans

Michael Collado — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:01:10 +0000

A United States appeals court has revived and reinstated a lawsuit against a government policy that allows for the surveillance of civilians' telephone calls and emails. The controversial law, known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act... Read more...

Employer demands Facebook password during interview

Michael Collado — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:19:21 +0000

Late last year a man -- Officer Robert Collins -- from Maryland was asked to give his Facebook login email address and password during a recertification interview with the Maryland Division of Corrections (DOC). Now,... Read more...

ACLU frowns on face-recognition tool

Fri, 04 Jan 2002 06:56:02 +0000

I remember posting a story about this awhile back, here's an update to it :) Face-recognition technology designed to help catch known criminals proved ineffective during a two-month period, according to a report... Read more...