Tag: American Civil Liberties Union
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TikTok is “unacceptable security risk” and should be removed from app stores, says FCC
Brendan Carr, the commissioner of the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), called on the CEOs of Apple and Google to remove TikTok from …
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Parents and teachers believe digital surveillance of kids outweighs risks
Schools in the US have been using surveillance software to keep an eye on their students, and such software has grown significantly in …
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ICE used ‘stingray’ cell phone snooping tech hundreds of times since 2017
A letter from Harris Corp., which builds cell-site simulators — known as “stingrays,” describing the non-disclosure terms for its …
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ACLU Sues Over U.S. Airport Facial-Recognition Technology
Civil-liberties group wants more transparency about who the government is partnering with and how they are using the information gathered …
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Homeland Security sued over secretive use of face recognition
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over its failure to cough up details about its …
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ACLU says it’ll fight DHS efforts to use app locations for deportations
“This is a classic situation where creeping commercial surveillance in the private sector is now bleeding directly over into …
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ACLU sues Homeland Security over ‘stingray’ cell phone surveillance
One of the largest civil liberties groups in the U.S. is suing two Homeland Security agencies for failing to turn over documents it …
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After criticism, Homeland Security drops plans to expand airport face recognition scans to US citizens
Homeland Security has confirmed it will not expand face recognition scans to U.S. citizens arriving and departing the country, days after …
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DHS wants to expand airport face recognition scans to include US citizens
Homeland Security wants to expand facial recognition checks for travelers arriving and departing the U.S. to also include citizens, which …
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California outlaws facial recognition in police bodycams
On Tuesday, California passed into law a three-year block of the use of facial recognition in police bodycams that turns them into …
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Facebook could face billions in potential damages as court rules facial recognition lawsuit can proceed
Facebook is facing exposure to billions of dollars in potential damages as a federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Facebook’s …
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A week in security (June 10 – 16)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we revealed to readers the mindset of security pros as to why they lack confidence in their ability to …
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