Tag: ACLU
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ACLU asks court to release a secret order forcing Facebook to wiretap Messenger
Earlier this year, the U.S. government tried to force Facebook to secretly recode its Messenger app to allow the feds to listen into an …
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Facing Tomorrow’s High-Tech School Surveillance
Installed in the wake of recent high-profile mass shootings, controversial facial recognition systems that scan students’ faces could be the not-too-distant future for schools across America and beyond. …
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Congress members demand answers from Amazon about facial recognition software
While facial recognition services might provide a valuable law enforcement tool, the efficacy and impact of the technology are not yet …
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Beware malicious software updates for legitimate apps
So, if you’re a security savvy IT department, you’re no doubt grateful when software manufacturers make it as easy as possible to …
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ACLU Warns on Forced Malicious Software Updates
Installation of malicious software in legitimate products could compromise security, and damage trust in software updates altogether. …
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ACLU Released Guide for Developers on How to Respond to Government Demands That Compromise Security
It is not uncommon for government agents to force technology companies to create or install malicious software in products in order to help …
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Surprise delivery: Amazon HQ receives 150k signatures urging company to stop selling facial recognition software to cops
Community leaders ask Amazon to stop selling Rekognition to police at the company’s Seattle headquarters. (GeekWire Photo / Monica …
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Librarian Sues Equifax Over 2017 Data Breach, Wins $600
In the days following revelations last September that big-three consumer credit bureau Equifax had been hacked and relieved of personal …
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Police use of Amazon’s face-recognition service draws privacy warnings
Amazon is actively courting law-enforcement agencies to use a cloud-based facial-recognition service that can identify people in real time, …
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The ACLU Tweets ‘Don’t Prosecute’ In Weird Backpack-Recording Device Case
An odd felony charge took the internet by storm last week when a Virginia mother was accused of intercepting wire, electronic or oral …
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