ACLU might be fighting a losing battle on this one. Sarah Gillooly writes: America’s opioid epidemic is a grave public health issue, one that experts and a growing national consensus say we need to approach with solutions based in science and treatment. Unfortunately, some lawmakers haven’t gotten the memo and want to continue with the…
Category: Govt
Vietnam: Proposed cybersecurity law threatens to stamp out online freedom
Amnesty International writes: Viet Nam’s proposed new Cybersecurity Law will grant the government unbridled power to police the last safe space for freedom of expression in the country, if passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday, said Amnesty International. The law would give sweeping new powers to the Vietnamese authorities, allowing them to force technology…
In groundbreaking decision, judge halts collection of for-profit student debts
In a landmark decision for defrauded students of Corinthian Colleges, a U.S. District judge late Friday stopped the Department of Education from applying its “average earnings rule” to cheated former students of Corinthian Colleges, and prevented the Department from collecting on the plaintiffs’ loans. The ruling enjoins the Department of Education from using its partial…
Amazon’s plan to help police identify citizen’s in real-time and predict crimes
Joe Cadillic writes: Two days ago NPR revealed that the Orlando Police Department is using Amazon’s facial recognition to identify people’s faces. Earlier this year, the ACLU sent an FOI request to the police department asking for more information about Amazon Rekognition. The title the police gave to the ACLU’s FOI request is both telling…