Portland Oregon Bans Facial Recognition
By Michael Maharrey PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 10, 2020) – Yesterday, the Portland City Council passed an ordinance banning government use of facial recognition technology. The…
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All Spying All The Time
By Andrew P. Napolitano During this summer of madness in Portland, Oregon, and sadness over COVID-19, two below-the-radar events occurred implicating the insatiable appetite of…
Portland, Maine Bans Facial Recognition Technology
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, the Portland City Council unanimously voted to ban government use of facial recognition technology in the city. The growing movement to…
Santa Cruz California Bans Facial Recognition and Predictive Policing Technology
By Michael Maharrey Last month, the Santa Cruz City Council banned facial recognition and predictive policing technology in the city. The growing movement to prohibit…
Now in Effect: Washington State Law Puts Limits on Facial Recognition Technology
By Michael Maharrey OLYMPIA, Wash. (July 7, 2020) – Last week, a Washington state law went into effect that requires a warrant for ongoing and…
A Quick and Dirty Guide to Cell Phone Surveillance at Protests
By Cooper Quintin As uprisings over police brutality and institutionalized racism have swept over the country, many people are facing the full might of law…
How to Identify Visible (and Invisible) Surveillance at Protests
By Matthew Guariglia The full weight of U.S. policing has descended upon protesters across the country as people take to the streets to denounce the…
New York Education Department Blocks Funding for Facial Recognition Technology
By Michael Maharrey ALBANY, N.Y. (April 29, 2020) – The New York State Education Department has blocked schools from using a state funding mechanism to…
Signed as Law: Washington Puts Limits on Facial Recognition Technology
By Michael Maharrey OLYMPIA, Wash. (April 3, 2020) – On Tuesday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that requires a warrant for ongoing and…
This Is a Test: How Will the Constitution Fare During a Nationwide Lockdown?
By John W. Whitehead “It takes a remarkable force to keep nearly a million people quietly indoors for an entire day, home from work and…
BP To Turn Smart Cities Into 24/7 Real-Time Listening Devices Using Fiber Optic Cables
By MassPrivateI A recent article in Offshore-Technology revealed that British Petroleum (BP) bought a majority interest in a fiber optic innovation company called Fotech. Why would anyone…
Signed as Law: New Mexico Strengthens Electronic Communications Privacy Act
By Michael Maharrey Last Wednesday, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill into law that expands protections under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act….
Washington State Committee Passes Three Year Ban on Facial Recognition
By Michael Boldin On Tuesday, a House committee approved a bill to put a three-year ban, or moratorium, on the use of facial recognition for…
The CIA’s “Signature School” Is Equipping Firefighters With Wearable Emotion/Facial Recognition Devices
By MassPrivateI Over the years, I have written about the possible dangers of firefighters carrying weapons and being trained like SWAT teams. But this latest…