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Half of Americans in face-recognition databases: report

19

Oct

2016

A new report claims that half of all American adults have their images stored on law enforcement databases. The report, titled “The Perpetual Lineup,” from the Center on Privacy and Technology at the Georgetown Law Center released Tuesday criticizes what the authors’ call the unchecked use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement. The authors […]

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Facebook, Twitter block surveillance tool

12

Oct

2016

Facebook and Twitter are cutting off Geofeedia’s access to their data after an ACLU report that the company created tools to help law enforcement with surveillance. The ACLU report released Tuesday, titled “Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Provided Data Access for a Surveillance Product Marketed to Target Activists of Color,” claims Geofeedia marketed the tool to […]

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Yahoo caught up in government surveillance scandal

06

Oct

2016

Yahoo may have been part of an alleged top-secret US government initiative to scan hundreds of millions of e-mail accounts, according to Reuters. Sources claim Yahoo developed its own surveillance software that scanned incoming emails and attachments in real time for specific characters or phrases. “Yahoo is a law abiding company, and complies with the […]

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