You Have a First Amendment Right to Record the Police
By Sophia Cope and Adam Schwartz Like the rest of the world, we are horrified by the videos of George Floyd’s murder. Once again, police…
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Governments Haven’t Shown Location Surveillance Would Help Contain COVID-19
By Adam Schwartz and Andrew Crocker Governments around the world are demanding new dragnet location surveillance powers to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. But before the…
Facebook is Changing Its Face Recognition Settings. We Have Questions.
By Jennifer Lynch and Adam Schwartz Yesterday Facebook announced it was changing its settings for face recognition, which it has used since 2010 to match…
Ninth Circuit Goes a Step Further to Protect Privacy in Border Device Searches
By Sophia Cope and Adam Schwartz The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a new ruling in U.S. v. Cano [.pdf] that…
Victory! Lawsuit May Proceed Against Facebook’s Biometric Surveillance
By Adam Schwartz Biometric surveillance by companies against consumers is a growing menace to our privacy, freedom of expression, and civil rights. Fortunately, a federal…
The FTC-Facebook Settlement Does Too Little to Protect Your Privacy
By Adam Schwartz EFF is disappointed by the terms of the settlement agreement announced today between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Facebook. It is…
Governments Must Face the Facts about Face Surveillance, and Stop Using It
By Hayley Tsukayama and Adam Schwartz It’s time for governments to confront the harmful consequences of using facial recognition technology as an instrument of surveillance….
Victory! Illinois Supreme Court Protects Biometric Privacy
By Jennifer Lynch and Adam Schwartz The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that when companies collect biometric data like fingerprints or face prints without…