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Feb 09, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Georgia: Bill to Require Phone Service Suppliers Disclose to Law Enforcement On-Demand Locations of Customers Lacks Sufficient Safeguards Against Abuse
ATLANTA – The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Georgia says bill to require phone service suppliers disclose to law enforcement on-demand locations of customers lacks sufficient safeguards against abuse....
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Privacy & Technology
Feb 09, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Washington Releases Coveillance Toolkit to Help People Notice and Counter Surveillance
SEATTLE -- The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Washington and the coveillance collective today released the Coveillance Toolkit, which empowers people to notice and counter surveillance in their daily liv...
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Privacy & Technology
Feb 09, 2021
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Louisiana Sues Louisiana State Police for Facial Recognition Documents
NEW ORLEANS – The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Louisiana today sued Louisiana State Police (LSP) for the release of public records regarding its use of racist facial recogni...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 28, 2021
Washington State Rep. Shelley Kloba Introduces New Data Privacy Bill: The People’s Privacy Act
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Today, Washington state Rep. Shelley Kloba (D – Kirkland) introduced a new data privacy bill, the People’s Privacy Act (HB 1433), to provide a people-focused...
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Privacy & Technology
Dec 22, 2020
New York Creates First-in-the-Nation Moratorium on Facial Recognition in Schools
Legislation Halts Ongoing Student Surveillance in Lockport, NY Schools
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Dec 14, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Louisiana Obtains E-mails that Confirm NOPD’s Use of Racially Biased Facial Recognition Technology
Revelations underscore the need for greater transparency, City Council to ban facial recognition
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology

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