EFF to Ninth Circuit: Activists’ Personal Information Unconstitutionally Collected by DHS Must Be Expunged
By Saira Hussain and Sophia Cope EFF filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a case that…
Privacy
Parental Use of Grade-tracking Apps Causing “a lot of yelling and screaming at the kids” and “the creation of too-dependent teens”
By B.N. Frank Earlier this year, a study revealed that most people don’t understand the privacy risks associated with downloading and using apps. That aside,…
Airports Biometric Check-ins Grow as US Eyes Security Check Adoption
By Bianca Gonzalez Convenience is motivating people to use biometric identification at airports in the U.S., aviation industry leaders said in a webinar this week…
AI Cameras Took Over One Small American Town — Now They’re Everywhere
By Joseph Cox Spread across four computer monitors arranged in a grid, a blue and green interface shows the location of more than 50 different…
Big Brother Unchained: UK Govt To Abolish Biometrics & Surveillance Safeguards As It Embraces Facial Recognition
By Nick Corbishley “The lack of attention being paid to [public safeguards] at such a crucial time is shocking, and destruction of the surveillance camera code…
More Researchers Issue “a dire warning of security and privacy concerns lurking within smart homes”
By B.N. Frank Over the years, numerous experts have warned about privacy and cybersecurity risks with all “smart” (see 1, 2, 3, 4), wireless, artificial…
Five Ways Your Privacy Is Under Attack – And How To Protect It
By Derrick Broze “There’s a way to look at digital communications in the past. I can’t go into detail of how that’s done or what’s…
Is Neuromorphic Computing the Future of Visual Perception in Machines?
By Abhishek Jadhav Technology companies specializing in compact, energy-efficient edge computing devices are actively working to enhance their devices’ capabilities to enable visual perception in…
Swedish Privacy Watchdog Opposes Police Proposal to Use Passport Biometrics
By Masha Borak Sweden’s law enforcement agencies are pushing to increase the use of biometrics in their work after a spew of gang-related violence rocked…
Travel Industry Adoption of Facial Recognition Grows
By Joel R. McConvey Travelers are likely to be among the first to experience the mass worldwide commercial deployment of facial recognition, with a steady…
Achtung! US Travel To Europe Will Require Prior Approval, Biometric Scanning
By Tyler Durden Traveling to most European countries is about to get more complicated and invasive for American citizens: In spring 2025, you’ll have to…
Fighting the Surveillance State Begins with the Individual
By Joseph Lawrence It’s a well-known fact at this point that in the United States and most of the so-called free countries that there is…
“Police State” Dinesh D’Souza’s Film: Oct 23, 25, 27
By Neenah Payne Police State will be shown in 900 US theaters on October 23 and 25. The $20 tickets are sold ONLY at PoliceStateFilm.net….
Safety, Privacy Professionals Caution Against Facial Recognition in US Schools
By Chris Burt As facial recognition deployments and restrictions proliferate among American schools, observers are calling for sober evaluation of claims made by biometrics vendors….