Fight for the Future
Fight for the Future is dedicated to protecting and expanding the Internet's transformative power in our lives by creating civic campaigns that are engaging for millions of people.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Thursday, November 07, 2019 Amazon’s Ring Doorbells Leaks Customers’ Wi-Fi Username and Password Today, Cyberscoop reported a major security vulnerability in Amazon’s Ring doorbell app. Amazon's Ring doorbells, which have already raised significant privacy and civil liberties concerns, have now been shown to be deeply insecure, exposing users Wi-Fi passwords to hackers. With this Wi-Fi... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, October 29, 2019 More Than 10,000 People Call on Congress to Investigate Amazon’s Surveillance Empire Digital rights group Fight for the Future has launched a new campaign calling on Congress to investigate Amazon’s surveillance-based business practices, and the rapidly spreading partnerships between it’s doorbell camera company, Ring and local law enforcement. More than 10,000 people have already... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, October 08, 2019 30+ Civil Rights Organizations Call On Elected Officials to Stop Amazon’s Doorbell Surveillance Partnerships With Police Today, 30+ civil rights organizations signed an open letter sounding the alarm about Amazon’s spreading Ring doorbell partnerships with police. The letter calls on local, state, and federal officials to use their power to investigate Amazon Ring’s business practices, put an end to Amazon-police... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Amazon’s Annual Product Launch Fails to Address Privacy and Surveillance Concerns Today, Amazon held their annual product launch amid growing concerns about the company’s internal privacy practices, as well as controversial surveillance partnerships between Amazon Ring and local police departments. Amazon announced “ Home Mode ” feature for its Ring doorbells. The feature is... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, September 16, 2019 Over 1,000 Websites and Major Companies Plan to Join 'Digital Climate Strike' Next Week Over 1,000 websites and companies are joining the Digital Climate Strike on September 20th, in response to the call-to-action from young people around the world. Modeled after massive online protests like the SOPA strike and the Internet Slowdown for net neutrality, the Digital Climate Strike will... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, September 12, 2019 California Senate Passes Bill to Stop Facial Recognition in Police Body Cameras as Momentum Grows at Local, State, and Federal Level California could become the first state to pass legislation limiting the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement. Yesterday, the state Senate passed AB 1215, a moratorium on the use of facial recognition surveillance in police body cameras, with bipartisan support. The bill... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, September 09, 2019 Kamala Harris Repeats Silicon Valley and Law Enforcement Talking Points on Facial Recognition Today, 2020 presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris released details of her criminal justice platform. While Senator Bernie Sanders –– and more than 30 major civil liberties, immigration, and public interest groups––have called for a complete federal ban on law enforcement use of controversial... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, August 19, 2019 Bernie Sanders Just Called for a Ban on Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition. Every Other 2020 Candidate Should Do the Same. Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) just became the first 2020 presidential candidate to call for a complete ban on law enforcement use of facial recognition surveillance. While other candidates, including Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, and Cory Booker have previously expressed concern about face... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Amazon Now Claims Their Facial Recognition Software Can Smell Your Fear –– and They’re Marketing it to Cops and Government Agencies Yesterday, Amazon announced that they had updated Rekognition, the facial recognition software they’re aggressively marketing to immigration and law enforcement agencies, with new capabilities. Among them: the company now claims their face scanning algorithm can detect “fear.” It’s notable how... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, July 30, 2019 Net Neutrality Activists Demand AT&T-owned CNN ask 2020 Candidates Where They Stand on an Open Internet Leading digital rights group Fight for the Future has launched a campaign calling on CNN to ask presidential candidates where they stand on restoring net neutrality. CNN is hosting the democratic primary debates tonight and tomorrow, and Fight for the Future is pressuring the cable news channel to... Read more |