Press Releases
about Privacy & Technology
Jun 15, 2021
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Comment on Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act
WASHINGTON — Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Wash.), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) today introduced legislation to stop go...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jun 03, 2021
Statement on Supreme Court Decision Removing Hurdles to Online Civil Rights Testing and Research
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court issued a decision today in Van Buren v. United States, narrowly interpreting the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in a manner protecting civil r...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
May 25, 2021
Bill Regulating Government Use of Facial Recognition Moves Out of Maine House Committee with Unanimous Support
The bill could make Maine the first state in the nation to create statewide regulation of facial recognition technology
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
May 18, 2021
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Statement on Extended Amazon Face Recognition Moratorium
SEATTLE — Amazon today announced it will indefinitely extend its moratorium on sales of face recognition technology to law enforcement. In June 2020, amidst nationwide protests a...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
May 17, 2021
New ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Report Highlights Privacy and EquityConcerns with Digital Driver’s Licenses
Policymakers Must Balance Convenience and Anti-Forgery Benefitswith Potential Privacy Implications and Inequities of Digital Driver’sLicenses
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Apr 23, 2021
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ and EFF Ask Supreme Court to Review Case Against Warrantless Searches of International Travelers’ Phones and Laptops
WASHINGTON — The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Massachusetts today filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, asking the Sup...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Merchant v. Mayorkas

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