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Big Tech is Trying to Burn Privacy to the Ground–And They’re Using Big Tobacco’s Strategy to Do It
Big Tech is copying the tobacco industry's 3-step playbook designed to suffocate democratic resistance and consolidate power.
Once Again, California Refused to Endorse Face Surveillance. Now It’s Time to Ban It.
For the third time in five years, California rejected a bill that would have greenlit government use of facial recognition across the state.
Californians Fought Hard for Driver Privacy Protections. Why Are the Police Refusing to Follow Them?
Automatic license plate readers collect and store highly sensitive information that can reveal where we work, live, worship, or seek reproductive health services. Sharing any ALPR information with out-of-state or federal law enforcement agencies has been forbidden in California since 2016.
When it Comes to Facial Recognition, There is No Such Thing as a Magic Number
Companies and legislators are using misleading test scores to justify the expansion of facial recognition into our communities. That flawed approach understates the threat this dangerous technology poses to civil rights.
Cops Blanketed San Francisco In Geofence Warrants. Google Was Right to Protect People's Privacy
An Obscure Federal Law is Threatening Our Right to Anonymous Online Speech
Our right to speak anonymously, long protected by U.S. courts, is increasingly under attack by corporations and wealthy individuals looking to upend decades of free speech precedent.
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