Watch As Police Commissioner Is Arrested For Questioning City’s Use Of Facial Recognition
By Jack Burns Imagine a day when police can randomly, actively, and at lightning speeds search databases for active search warrants using only a camera…
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Amazon Facial Rekognition Software Trial In Orlando Canceled After 15 Months
By Aaron Kesel Orlando’s pilot program of Amazon’s facial Rekognition software has ended with unsuccessful results after 15 months of technical issues with accuracy, bandwidth…
Top 5 Myths About The Constitution
By Michael Boldin We’ve all heard the claims – various clauses of the Constitution, rather than limiting federal power, are used as a justification for…
Man Films Cop Breaking the Law, So a Dozen Bully Cops Harass Him and Steal His Camera
By Matt Agorist Des Moines, IA — For years now, the Free Thought Project has been reporting on and participating in the act of filming…
New Hampshire Bill Creates Process to Expunge Some Marijuana Charges
By Michael Maharrey Last week, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill to create a process to expunge certain marijuana charges form people’s records….
Victory: Oakland City Council Votes to Ban Government Use of Face Surveillance
By Nathan Sheard Earlier this week, Oakland’s City Council voted unanimously to ban local government use of face surveillance. The amendment to Oakland’s Surveillance and Community…
They’re Watching Us All!
By Michael Maharrey I recently appeared on the Wasatch Report with Suzanne Sherman to talk about the real-world impacts of government overreach, particularly the drug…
Chelsea Manning is Now Being Fined $1,000 a Day for Grand Jury Resistance
By Kevin Gosztola Daily fines against Chelsea Manning for resisting a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks increased to $1000 on July 16. On May 16, Judge…
It’s Un-American To Be Anti-Free Speech: Protect the Right to Criticize the Government
By John W. Whitehead “Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who…
New US Campaign Calls for Moratorium on Facial Recognition Surveillance
By Julia Conley “Imagine if we could go back in time and prevent governments around the world from ever building nuclear or biological weapons. That’s…
City Halls Use Facial Recognition To Blacklist And Ban Residents
By MassPrivateI I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so. Local governments and private corporations are using facial recognition to…
California Committee Approves Measure to Create Banking Alternative for Cannabis Industry, Bypass Federal Reserve
By Michael Maharrey Last week, a second California Assembly committee unanimously passed a bill that would establish limited state-chartered banks to serve the cannabis industry. Final…
President Trump Loses — Government Can’t Block Critics on Social Media
By Camille Fischer In a long-awaited ruling, the Second Circuit has found that the replies section on President Trump’s Twitter @realDonaldTrump is a public forum…
Immigration: 3 Reasons They Can’t Deport “Millions” Even If They Want To
By Michael Boldin Over the last few years, we’ve heard a lot of people demanding that all illegal immigrants need to be deported, literally millions…