Professor Daniel Solove has compiled a terrific list of books that were published in 2018. Check out the list here.
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Central London in facial recognition trial
BBC reports: Christmas shoppers could have their faces scanned in central London this week as part of a police trial. The Met says it will invite people to take part in testing the technology rather than scanning people covertly. The trials will be held near Soho, Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square on Monday and Tuesday….
Surveillance fears grow after Taylor Swift uses face recognition tech on fans
Gabrielle Canon reports: Taylor Swift secretly surveilling her fans using facial recognition technology might sound like science fiction – but Rolling Stone reported on Thursdaythat the pop star has been doing exactly that in an effort to root out stalkers. Swift has stayed silent on the report, declining to comment to the Guardian and other news…
Federal judge denies dismissal of suit against DHS
Last October, the ACLU filed suit after an incident that still boggles my mind. As Cecilia Wang of the ACLU described the background at the time: On February 22, 2017, Delta Airlines Flight 1583 departed San Francisco and headed for John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. As the plane was landing, passengers heard a…