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New Campaign Demands Congress Probe the 'Ever-Expanding Surveillance Empire' of Amazon

An Amazon Ring camera is pictured at Amazon headquarters on September 20, 2018 in Seattle.

How Does Amazon Ring Protect User Privacy? "Basically, They Don't"

Julia Conley, staff writer

Sen. Ed Markey found Amazon's lack of civil rights protections "nothing short of chilling."

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Handing Trump 'Terrifying Authoritarian Surveillance Powers,' House Democrats Include Patriot Act Reauthorization in Funding Bill

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"Wow. House Democrats are ignoring civil liberties and including a three month...

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'This Should Probably Be Illegal': Rights Advocates Target Lawmakers and Lobbyists With Facial Recognition Technology in US Capitol

Jon Queally, staff writer

Activists with Fight for the Future took to Capitol Hill in the U.S. on Thursday to demonstrate to lawmakers, lobbyists, and journalists exactly why stronger restrictions are needed on facial recognition software. (Photo: Fight for the Future)

"It's terrifyingly easy for anyone—a government agent, a corporation, or just a...

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No Music For ICE

#NoMusicForICE: 300+ Musicians Pledge to Boycott Amazon-Sponsored Events and Partnerships Over Contracts With US Agencies

Just as Digital Privacy Advocates Warned, Bezos Admits Amazon Writing Its Own Laws on Facial Recognition

30+ Rights Groups Launch Campaign Demanding Law Enforcement Ban on 'Authoritarian and Invasive' Facial Recognition Technology

With Open Internet Under Assault, 2020 Democrats Urged to Sign Pledge to Reject Telecom Cash and Restore Net Neutrality

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

Praising Sanders for His Call to Ban Law Enforcement Using Facial Recognition Tools, Digital Rights Group Urges All Presidential Hopefuls to Follow Suit

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Rights Group Warns Against Amazon Marketing to Law Enforcement 'Dangerous and Invasive' Facial Recognition System It Claims Can Detect People's Fear

"It's hard to put into words how mind bogglingly absurd this executive order is," said Evan Greer, deputy director of Fight for the Future, following a leaked White House draft of what her group has dubbed the 'Censor the Internet' order. (Photo: alexskopje/iStock/Getty Images)

Leaked Draft of Trump Executive Order to 'Censor the Internet' Denounced as Dangerous, Unconstitutional Edict

Fueling Calls for Ban, Even a Security Industry Group Thinks Police Partnerships With Amazon Ring Are Dangerous

'A Dystopian Surveillance State Being Built in Plain Sight': Pentagon Tests Radar-Equipped Balloons to Spy on Vehicles Across Midwest

To Keep Public Housing From Becoming 'Panopticon of Automated Face Scanning,' Democrats Push Facial Recognition Ban

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'Good News!': With Unanimous Vote, Oakland Joins Growing List of Cities to Ban Facial Recognition Technology

'We Need to Ban It Entirely': New US Campaign Calls for Moratorium on Facial Recognition Surveillance

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Reset the Net: Don't Ask for Privacy, Take It Back

Some of the world's largest websites and rights groups are planning a coordinated day of action on June 5, the first anniversary of Snowden's revelations, to oppose mass online surveillance. The Reset the Net campaign, launched by Fight for the Future, will feature a splash screen offering tips for direct action, like how to install NSA-resistant encryption tools , to ensure Internet privacy.

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Government Drops Plan for Mandatory Face Scans for Travelers. Now Congress Needs to Ban Facial Recognition

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+15 Groups Call for a Full Congressional Investigation Into Amazon as Senators Demand Answers About Nonexistent Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Security Protections

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Amazon Admits It Has Enacted Zero Civil Liberties Protections as Part of Surveillance Doorbell Partnerships

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Amazon’s Ring Doorbells Leaks Customers’ Wi-Fi Username and Password

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More Than 10,000 People Call on Congress to Investigate Amazon’s Surveillance Empire

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30+ Civil Rights Organizations Call On Elected Officials to Stop Amazon’s Doorbell Surveillance Partnerships With Police

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Tim Karr

Red Alert for Net Neutrality: What You Need to Know

Madeline Buxton

Why You'll See Red Alerts Across The Web This Week

Amy Kroin

Net Neutrality Supporters Launch Operation #OneMoreVote

Timothy Karr

Net Neutrality Politics Is Local

Candace Clement

Sen. John Kennedy Could Be the Internet's Hero

Evan Greer

We Can Get The FCC’s Decision To Kill Net Neutrality Overturned. Here’s How.

Frances Moore Lappé, Adam Eichen

We Saved Net Neutrality Once. We Can Do It Again

Mary Alice Crim

Seven Things You Can Do Right Now to Save the Internet

John O'Day

Net Neutrality Reduced to Mogul vs. Mogul in Corporate Media's Shallow Coverage

Carly Goodman

Commercialization Brought the Internet to the Masses. It Also Gave Us Spam.