Brandi Vincent reports how Customs and Border Protection claims to be using facial recognition technology these days: Today, Hardin said the agency’s main use for facial recognition is to confirm that people are who they say they are as they move in, out and around the nation. “It’s a huge advantage for us now, not…
Category: Govt
Amazon Requires Police to Shill Surveillance Cameras in Secret Agreement
Caroline Haskins reports: Amazon’s home security company Ring has enlisted local police departments around the country to advertise its surveillance cameras in exchange for free Ring products and a “portal” that allows police to request footage from these cameras, a secret agreement obtained by Motherboard shows. The agreement also requires police to “keep the terms…
Senator Markey Blasts FTC Facebook Privacy Settlement
Washington (July 24, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its settlement with Facebook over consumer privacy violations. “With its settlement with Facebook, the FTC not only fell short, it fell on its face. Facebook is getting away with some of the most egregious…
FTC Imposes $5 Billion Penalty and Sweeping New Privacy Restrictions on Facebook
From the FTC today: Facebook, Inc. will pay a record-breaking $5 billion penalty, and submit to new restrictions and a modified corporate structure that will hold the company accountable for the decisions it makes about its users’ privacy, to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company violated a 2012 FTC order by deceiving users…