Alabama Senate Passes Bill to Limit Warrantless Use of Facial Recognition
By Michael Maharrey MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Feb 2, 2022) – Yesterday, the Alabama Senate unanimously passed a bill that would place limits on law enforcement use…
By Michael Maharrey MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Feb 2, 2022) – Yesterday, the Alabama Senate unanimously passed a bill that would place limits on law enforcement use…
By Michael Maharrey WORCESTER, Mass. (Dec. 22, 2021) – Last week, the Worcester City Council unanimously passed an ordinance banning government use of facial recognition…
By Michael Maharrey On Tuesday, Bellingham voters approved a ballot measure banning government use of facial recognition technology. The growing movement to prohibit the use…
By Andrea Germanos The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a call to ban facial recognition surveillance—a development heralded by the technology’s foes as a “big…
By B.N. Frank For many years, communities worldwide have been installing privacy invasive technology. Some communities have officially become privacy invasive “Smart Cities” (see 1,…
By Mike Maharrey Last week, a bill limiting government use of facial recognition technology in the state became law without the governor’s signature. The growing…
By Derrick Broze In June the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report detailing the widespread use of facial recognition technology, including law enforcement using…
By B.N. Frank The use of Facial Recognition technology continues to be controversial. Why wouldn’t it be? It’s privacy invasive and it’s NOT always accurate. …
By Amnesty International The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has the ability to track people in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx by running images from…
By Michael Maharrey SEATTLE, Wash. (June 2, 2021) – On Tuesday, the Metropolitan King County Council unanimously passed an ordinance banning the use of facial…
By Brett Wilkins In a bid to make anti-facial recognition technology “more discrete, more affordable, and more effective than any previous solution,” two self-described “high…
By Michael Maharrey Last month, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed an ordinance banning government use of facial recognition in the city. The growing movement…
By Robert Wheeler The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be the biggest gift possible for tyrants all across the globe. From economic power grabs made…
By Michael Maharrey RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 21, 2021) – On Thursday, the Virginia House unanimously passed a bill that would set the stage to limit…