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Facebook to Ban Political Ads After Polls Close on Nov. 3, 'Just in Time to Have No Impact Whatsoever'

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks to an audience in 2018. (Photo: Anthony Quintano/Flickr/cc)

Privacy Advocates Demand Ban on Facial Recognition in Schools in Response to Damning Study on the Technology

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

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A new publication warns that the surveillance technology in schools could exacerbate racial biases.

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Privacy Advocates Herald Bill to Curb Corporate Use of 'Enormously Invasive' Facial Recognition Technology

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Do we really want to live under constant surveillance by unaccountable...

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'This Bill Should Immediately Pass': Applause for New US Legislation to Ban Facial Recognition

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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"No one should have to fear the government tracking and identifying their face...

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Amazon's One-Year Ban on Police Use of Its Facial Recognition Software Denounced as 'Nothing More Than a Public Relations Stunt'

'Exceptionally Troubling': Researchers Show Hack-for-Hire Operation Targeted Groups Fighting for Climate Action and Net Neutrality

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D-Calif.)., speaks during her weekly news conference in Washington on Thursday, March 12, 2020. (Photo: Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Pelosi Accused of 'Trying to Do an End-Run Around Her Own Party' by Sending Spy Powers Bill to Conference

'We Live to Fight Another Day... Keep Calling,' Say Privacy Defenders as House Postpones Vote to Reauthorize FBI Mass Spying Powers

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) answers questions on the recently released Republican plan to reform taxes on September 27, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Rights Groups Demand House Democrats Fix Bill That Gives FBI Power to Search Browser Histories Without Warrant

Sara Collins, policy counsel at Public Knowledge, said the new proposal "gratuitously preempts the much stronger FCC privacy protections governing mobile carriers. These protections have been used to ensure data on mobile phones are not shared with third parties without the user's permission."

Critics Warn Covid-19 Digital 'Privacy' Bill Is Really 'Anti-Privacy' Bill in Disguise

A cashier stands behind a partial protective plastic screen and wears a mask and gloves at the Presidente Supermarket on April 13, 2020 in Miami.

On May Day, Pro-Worker Groups Demand Protections for Frontline Whistleblowers Who Expose Corporate Disregard for Labor Safety

A display shows a facial recognition system for law enforcement during the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference

'Unscrupulous' Tech Company Rebuked for Pushing Facial Recognition Tool for Authorities to Track Coronavirus

'Take This Seriously': Digital Rights Group Urges Americans to Beat Back Attempts to Exploit Coronavirus Crisis to Erode Civil Liberties

Protesters carried signs at a march against mass surveillance on Oct. 26, 2013 in Washington, D.C.

With Nation Focused on Coronavirus, Rights Groups Warn Senate Against Handing Trump 'Terrifying' Spy Powers

Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).

Senate Committee Takes Up EARN IT Act Decried by Rights Advocates as 'Sneak Attack on Encryption'

Because Facial Recognition Makes Students and Faculty Less Safe, 40+ Rights Groups Call on Universities to Ban Technology

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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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More than 1,000 Parents Sign Open Letter Calling for a Ban on Facial Recognition in Schools

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Adam Schiff Sought to Allow for Domestic Surveillance by Selling Out Dreamers During PATRIOT Act Reauthorization

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Corporate Use of Facial Recognition Should Be Banned. But This Bill Will Help Slow It Down and That’s a Good Thing.

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Ban Facial Recognition Activists Launch Congressional "Scorecard" to Name and Shame Lawmakers Who Have Not Endorsed Legislation to Stop Face Surveillance...

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Congress Introduces Legislation That Effectively Bans Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition Surveillance in the US

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Amazon’s Facial Recognition "Moratorium" Is a Public Relations Stunt. Lawmakers Should Ban this Dangerous Surveillance Tech...

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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.