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'Breathtaking Assault on Our Rights': Privacy Advocates Decry London Police Plan to Use Live Facial Recognition Cameras
A display shows a facial recognition system for law enforcement
UN Report on Saudi Prince's Hacking of Bezos's Phone Raises Questions Over Other Potentially Compromised Elites
Julia Conley, staff writer
"If the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally hacked Bezos's phone via malicious files sent over text, it seems extremely likely he's hacked heads of state the same way."
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'Stop This Sale': 11 NGO Leaders at Davos Warn Against Pending Private Equity Takeover of .Org Domain
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
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"The security of civil society should not be entrusted to private equity."
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'A Win for Telecom': House Overwhelmingly Passes 5G Bill That Bars Consideration of Industry Nationalization
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
The House on Wednesday passed a telecommunications bill with a unique section designed to reassure service providers.
"This legislation looks to be a handout to big telecom."
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Protesters against the Indian government's anti-Muslim citizenship bill are wary of police use of facial recognition technology.
'An Act of Mass Surveillance': India Use of Facial Recognition Tech Against Protesters Angers Privacy Advocates
Federal Study on Racial Biases in Facial Recognition Technology Confirms Warnings of Civil Liberties Groups
A "Ring Stick Up Cam" is pictured at the Amazon Headquarters on September 20, 2018 in Seattle.
Just Two Days After Product Warning Issued for Amazon Ring, Reporting Reveals Data of 3,000 Users Leaked
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New Petition Calls On 2020 Candidates to Break Up Big Tech to Rein In Threat to Democracy
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Progressives Unveil New Bill to Investigate How Anti-Trafficking Law Has 'Demonized and Harmed' Sex Workers
Vowing to Deliver High-Speed Broadband for All, Sanders Plan Would Enshrine Internet as Public Utility
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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New Analysis Details 'Aggressive' Tax Dodging of Six Silicon Valley Giants—Totaling Over $100 Billion
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Expert Says Senate Democrats' Sweeping Online Privacy Bill Answers Public Demand for 'Transformative Shift'
Protestors unfurl anti-Amazon banners from the balcony of a hearing room during a New York City Council Finance Committee on January 30, 2019.
Athena vs. Amazon: New Coalition Debuts on Eve of Holiday Shopping Season to Call Out Company's "Long Line of Abuses"
'This Is Meant to Scare Workers': Vows to Fight Back After Google Fires Four Employees Who Led Organizing
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

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