When it comes to fighting the ‘double state’, knowledge is power

Who watches the watchers? A convenience store surveils police, captures laundry list of misconduct

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Guest post by ACLU of Massachusetts fellow Nashwa Gewaily

If J. Edgar had biometrics: state repression isn’t new, but technology raises the stakes

Some of us are very worried. If you regularly read this blog, you are likely one of the worriers.

Feds spending billions to implement face recognition technology that failed to identify Boston Marathon suspects

Ready, fire, aim: Ohio officials implement statewide face recognition program without a whiff of public debate

Privacy and technology news: 6-28-13

These news round-ups are created by the ACLU of Northern California's Anna Salem

Congressional Momentum Against NSA Spying Continues to Grow [ACLU – Michelle Richardson]

60 Minutes on face recognition: the good, the bad and the ugly

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“The FBI wants to be able to intercept every kind of possible communication”

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Can the FBI read your emails without warrants? According to the DOJ, yes. 

Face recognition databases and image sharing expanding rapidly, to include drivers’ IDs

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Above: a company claims its face recognition system can identify a face amidst 36 million images in mere seconds.