Dustin Volz and Byron Tau report: Some of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s electronic surveillance activities violated the constitutional privacy rights of Americans swept up in a controversial foreign intelligence program, a secretive surveillance court has ruled. The ruling deals a rare rebuke to U.S. spying activities that have generally withstood legal challenge or review….
Category: Govt
Do I need ID to ride a train?
The Identity Project addresses a question I asked the other day after reading DHS’s reminder on REAL ID. We’ve been trying for years to find out what the real story is with respect to ID requirements for travel by train, especially on Amtrak. Amtrak and Greyhound ID policies and practices are of paramount importance to the mobility…
DHS Reminds Travelers that Deadline for REAL ID Compliance is One Year Away
Release Date: October 1, 2019 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reminds travelers that the upcoming REAL ID requirement and enforcement will start one year from today. Beginning October 1, 2020, every air traveler must present a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, state-issued enhanced driver’s license, or other acceptable forms of identification, such as a valid…
Chinese citizens must pass a facial-recognition test to use the internet as part of Beijing’s social credit system
Billie Thomson reports: China has stepped up its internet censorship by demanding its citizens pass a facial-recognition test to be able to use web services. People who want to have the internet installed at home or on their phones must have their faces scanned by the Chinese authority to prove their identities, according to a new…