Collaborate Disseminate
The bill was introduced by Phil Ting: one of 26 state lawmakers misidentified as suspects in an ACLU test of the technology. Continue reading California outlaws facial recognition in police bodycams
Back in January, two senior GCHQ officials proposed a specific backdoor for communications systems. It was universally derided as unworkable — by me, as well. Now Jon Callas of the ACLU explains why…. Continue reading ACLU on the GCHQ Backdoor Proposal
It used to be that surveillance cameras were passive. Maybe they just recorded, and no one looked at the video unless they needed to. Maybe a bored guard watched a dozen different screens, scanning for something interesting. In either case, the video w… Continue reading Computers and Video Surveillance
It used to be that surveillance cameras were passive. Maybe they just recorded, and no one looked at the video unless they needed to. Maybe a bored guard watched a dozen different screens, scanning for something interesting. In either case, the video was only stored for a few days because storage was expensive. Increasingly, none of that is true. Recent… Continue reading Computers and Video Surveillance
The ACLU’s Jay Stanley has just published a fantastic report: "The Dawn of Robot Surveillance" (blog post here) Basically, it lays out a future of ubiquitous video cameras watched by increasingly sophisticated video analytics software, and discusses the potential harms to society. I’m not going to excerpt a piece, because you really need to read the whole thing…. Continue reading Video Surveillance by Computer
As of Friday, it’s no longer optional – the US is been asking for five years of social media information. Continue reading US visa applicants required to hand over social media info
Newly revealed policies show border agents can search devices for pretty much any reason, including if some other agency asked them to. Continue reading DHS policies allow unlimited, warrantless device search
This is a pretty awful story of how Andreas Gal, former Mozilla CTO and US citizen, was detained and threatened at the US border. CBP agents demanded that he unlock his phone and computer. Know your rights when you enter the US. The EFF publishes a handy guide. And if you want to encrypt your computer so that you are… Continue reading Former Mozilla CTO Harassed at the US Border
The main disagreement: if consumers will be able to delete their data or whether the law would give companies ways to wiggle out. Continue reading Tech giants back bill that privacy advocates claim is toothless
As many ponder the big ethical questions around cyber, some are proposing public interest technologist as a solution. Continue reading RSAC 2019: An Antidote for Tech Gone Wrong