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Cell Phone Tracking Analysis Shows Where Florida Springbreakers and New Yorkers Fleeing Coronavirus Went to Next
Data from location accuracy company X-Mode tracking cell phones from spring breakers shows how the coronavirus could have spread from just one beach.
With Nation Focused on Coronavirus, Rights Groups Warn Senate Against Handing Trump 'Terrifying' Spy Powers
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Protesters carried signs at a march against mass surveillance on Oct. 26, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
"It's unthinkable to extend these spying powers to the same agencies that have so often sidestepped safeguards and ignored Americans' fundamental privacy rights."
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'The Public Has a Right to Know': ACLU Sues DHS to Expose Secretive Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Passersby walk under a surveillance camera which is part of facial recognition technology test at Berlin Suedkreuz station on August 3, 2017 in Berlin, Germany.
"This unregulated surveillance technology threatens to fundamentally alter our...
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152 House Democrats Join GOP to Reauthorize 'Abusive Government Surveillance Powers'
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Nothing says bipartisanship like extending provisions of the PATRIOT Act."
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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
A display shows a facial recognition system for law enforcement
'Breathtaking Assault on Our Rights': Privacy Advocates Decry London Police Plan to Use Live Facial Recognition Cameras
Amazon and Ring Hit With Lawsuit After Camera Hacks Confirm Worst Fears of Privacy Advocates
Federal Study on Racial Biases in Facial Recognition Technology Confirms Warnings of Civil Liberties Groups
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In a new poll released by Amnesty International, 71% of respondents expressed fear over how Big Tech is taking and using their personal data.
'A Damning Indictment': Global Poll Shows 71% Support Regulation of Tech Giants to Protect Data Privacy
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Expert Says Senate Democrats' Sweeping Online Privacy Bill Answers Public Demand for 'Transformative Shift'
An Amazon Ring camera is pictured at Amazon headquarters on September 20, 2018 in Seattle.
New Campaign Demands Congress Probe the 'Ever-Expanding Surveillance Empire' of Amazon
How Does Amazon Ring Protect User Privacy? "Basically, They Don't"
Handing Trump 'Terrifying Authoritarian Surveillance Powers,' House Democrats Include Patriot Act Reauthorization in Funding Bill
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)
'This Should Probably Be Illegal': Rights Advocates Target Lawmakers and Lobbyists With Facial Recognition Technology in US Capitol

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