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May 17, 2021
New 老澳门开奖结果 Report Highlights Privacy and EquityConcerns with Digital Driver鈥檚 Licenses
Policymakers Must Balance Convenience and Anti-Forgery Benefitswith Potential Privacy Implications and Inequities of Digital Driver鈥檚Licenses
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Privacy & Technology
Apr 23, 2021
老澳门开奖结果 and EFF Ask Supreme Court to Review Case Against Warrantless Searches of International Travelers鈥� Phones and Laptops
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Massachusetts today filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, asking the Sup...
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Privacy & Technology
Court case: Merchant v. Mayorkas
Apr 13, 2021
Michigan Father Sues Detroit Police Department for Wrongful Arrest Based on Faulty Facial Recognition Technology
DETROIT 鈥� The University of Michigan Law School鈥檚 Civil Rights Litigation Initiative (CRLI), the 老澳门开奖结果, and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan filed a federal lawsui...
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Privacy & Technology
Court case: Williams v. City of Detroit
Apr 07, 2021
NYCLU Statement on Buzzfeed Investigation Revealing Clearview AI Use by NY Police Departments
NEW YORK 鈥� Yesterday Buzzfeed published the results of an investigation into the use of Clearview AI, a frequently used facial recognition software, by police departments and pub...
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Privacy & Technology
Criminal Law Reform
Mar 10, 2021
老澳门开奖结果, Civil Rights Groups Call on DHS to Abandon Proposed Expansion of Face Surveillance at Airports
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 and a coalition of more than 20 civil rights organizations are calling on the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Bord...
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National Security
Privacy & Technology
Mar 01, 2021
Michigan Supreme Court to Hear 老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan鈥檚 Appeal in the Case of Grand Rapids Police Collecting Photos and Fingerprints of Black Youth Never Charged with a Crime
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. 鈥� The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear the 老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan鈥檚 (老澳门开奖结果) appeal in the cases of two Black teenagers who were ...
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Criminal Law Reform
Privacy & Technology
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News & CommentaryDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
Face Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events 鈥� and BeyondFace Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events 鈥� and Beyond
You shouldn't participate in face recognition ticketing schemes. -
MississippiJul 2024
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
NetChoice v. FitchNetChoice v. Fitch
Whether a law that mandates age verification for all users of social media services violates the First Amendment. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
AI Generated Police Reports Raise Concerns Around Transparency, BiasAI Generated Police Reports Raise Concerns Around Transparency, Bias
AI-generated police reports threaten to exacerbate existing problems in law enforcement, and to create new ones. -
MichiganDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
Woodruff v. OliverWoodruff v. Oliver
On December 5, 2024, the 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Michigan filed an amicus brief in Woodruff v. Oliver, a wrongful arrest lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, arguing that the Detroit Police Department鈥檚 (DPD) reliance on flawed facial recognition technology (FRT) impermissibly tainted the investigation and failed to establish probable cause for the plaintiff鈥檚 arrest.