San Francisco to vote on banning face recognition technology
San Francisco supervisors will vote on surveillance oversight legislation Tuesday that includes a ban on the use of facial recognition technology by police and other city departments.
San Francisco supervisors will vote on surveillance oversight legislation Tuesday that includes a ban on the use of facial recognition technology by police and other city departments.
Security
May 14, 2019
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Amazon met with skepticism from some privacy advocates and members of Congress last year when it introduced its first kid-oriented voice assistant , along with brightly colored models of its Echo Dot speaker designed for ...
Consumer & Gadgets
May 9, 2019
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Consumer advocates and the data-hungry technology industry are drawing early battle lines in advance of an expected fight this year over what kind of federal privacy law the U.S. should have.
Internet
Jan 17, 2019
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Representatives of six major technology and communications companies, including Google, Apple and AT&T, told lawmakers Wednesday that they support federal laws that would safeguard user privacy—if those laws aren't as stringent ...
Internet
Sep 27, 2018
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The Trump administration is hoping Congress can come up with a new set of national rules governing how companies can use consumers' data that finds a balance between "privacy and prosperity."
Internet
Sep 26, 2018
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Congress is taking the first steps toward setting national rules governing how companies use consumers data—although one of its goals might be to prevent states from enacting stronger privacy protections of their own.
Internet
Sep 26, 2018
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Two members of Congress are calling on Google to address concerns that YouTube might violate children's privacy.
Internet
Sep 21, 2018
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The city of Orlando's police department has ended its test of a facial recognition program created by Amazon that has come under fire from privacy advocates. But other law enforcement organizations say they continue to use ...
Business
Jun 26, 2018
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The government inspected a record number of international travelers' electronic devices in the last budget year.
Other
Jan 5, 2018
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If the Trump administration gets its way, U.S. citizens boarding international flights will have to submit to a face scan, a plan privacy advocates call a step toward a surveillance state.
Other
Jul 12, 2017
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