First, there was the news that Amazon Rekognition had been pitched to ICE, which drew criticism from civil liberties groups. Now, we have news that the FBI is actually using it in a pilot program. While technology may be limiting in the realms of privacy, it can also be a benefit to security. It's a [...]
BY JACK MORSE, Mashable.com The New York Civil Liberties Union, which in a Dec. 7 statement blasts the forthcoming NYPD deployment of the flying surveillance bots as "a serious threat to privacy." LIKE the IFPO on Facebook! IFPO December Special: CPO Traditional Package with over $60 in Savings! Click here to read [...]
BY MATT DAY, THE SEATTLE TIMES / OCTOBER 24, 2018 (TNS) — Amazon officials earlier this year pitched the company’s controversial facial recognition software to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, according to documents uncovered by the Project on Government Oversight. The disclosure comes as Amazon’s product and similar tools built by other companies come under [...]
The New York Civil Liberties Union has asked New York State education officials to revoke funding for a project to install facial recognition software in Lockport schools.Photo credit: (Image courtesy bigstockphoto.com) THOMAS J. PROHASKA ON JUN 20, 2018 SOURCE: MCCLATCHY, SecurityInfoWatch.com June 19--The New York Civil Liberties Union has asked New York State education [...]
MARIE CUSICK / STATEIMPACT PENNSYLVANIAProtesters gathered in January to ceremonially burn the environmental impact statement for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline. By Zaid Jilani, of TheIntercept.com A NEW BILL INTRODUCED by seven Pennsylvania Republican state lawmakers could force protesters arrested at demonstrations to pay for police overtime and other fees related to the action. The [...]
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