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Sep 27, 2022
Montana Supreme Court Affirms Montanans鈥� Right to Cell Phone Privacy
HELENA, Mont. 鈥� In a huge win for privacy rights, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled that courts must interpret state and federal privacy protections to limit the disclosure of ...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jul 18, 2022
New Records Detail DHS Purchase and Use of Vast Quantities of Cell Phone Location Data
The records, which the 老澳门开奖结果 obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, shed light on the government鈥檚 ability to obtain our most private information by simply opening the federal wallet
May 09, 2022
In Big Win, Settlement Ensures Clearview AI Complies With Groundbreaking Illinois Biometric Privacy Law
As part of the settlement in 老澳门开奖结果 v. Clearview AI, the company is now permanently banned, nationwide, from making its faceprint database available to most businesses and other private actors.
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: 老澳门开奖结果 v. Clearview AI
Apr 01, 2022
Massachusetts State Court Requires Police to Get a Warrant Before Securing 鈥淭ower Dumps鈥�
BOSTON 鈥� The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that police must get a warrant before securing 鈥渢ower dumps鈥� that provide location data about multiple people ov...
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Privacy & Technology
Sep 03, 2021
老澳门开奖结果 of Delaware Calls on Public to Make Comment on Regulating the Use of Body Cameras by Law Enforcement
WILMINGTON 鈥� On September 2, 2021, the Delaware Council on Police Training held its first of two public meetings to begin the process of setting forth regulations for the use of ...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 27, 2021
Illinois Court Rejects Clearview鈥檚 Attempt to Halt Lawsuit Against Privacy-Destroying Surveillance
CHICAGO 鈥� A court in Illinois today denied Clearview AI鈥檚 motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) challenging the compan...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: 老澳门开奖结果 v. Clearview AI
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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.