Kids Code bills prompt epic showdown between regulators, activists and big tech firms
The latest craze sweeping the United States – legislation to protect kids’ data and overall online safety – has its…
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Maine district’s biometrics contract did not prioritize student data safety: ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has shed more light on what led to the cancellation of a contract between…
Taking shots at the AI Act from the biometric sidelines
A problem with trying to create a legislative super-regime like the EU’s AI Act is that every aspect of the…
ACLU wants trial to prove police agency was wrong in biometrics-based arrest
A Black man in the U.S. arrested for shoplifting based solely on facial recognition algorithms is getting help in his…
Privacy advocates concerned as New Mexico seeks further investment in mass surveillance
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, officials are seeking additional funding to support the city’s real-time crime center, which has seen a…
Industry panel wants US digital IDs off ISO’s and TSA’s to-do list
A panel of digital ID community insiders yesterday told the U.S. Congress that the federal government has put the future…
California, Iowa make progress on mDLs, Australian states see delays
U.S. states Iowa and California are taking strides in expanding the availability and acceptance of their mobile driver’s licenses, while…
US privacy advocates want federal government to slow its roll on mobile driver licenses
Who lit the fire under the U.S. Transportation Security Administration? That’s what four prominent civil liberties organizations want to know….
US schools left on their own to figure out biometric surveillance policies
A lengthy newspaper article about facial recognition in schools and a likewise robust report by the American Civil Liberties Union…
Who’s watching the US DOJ’s use of facial recognition? Hint, the ACLU plays a part
Law enforcement agencies in several U.S. jurisdictions have engaged with the ACLU to formulate their policies for facial recognition use….
