ICE officers shouldn't be allowed to stick a phone in anyone's face to run face recognition without their consent. A coalition of privacy and civil rights advocates are telling DHS to end the program immediately.
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Rights Organizations Demand Halt to Mobile Fortify, ICE's Handheld Face Recognition Program
A coalition of privacy, civil liberties and civil rights organizations are demanding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shut down the use of...
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“They’re setting up a system where it’s impossible for somebody to audit it,” EFF’s Dave Maass told the Wisconsin Examiner of Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader network. https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/24/waukesha-sheriff-flock-system-data-raises-questions/
Meta’s surveillance systems are pervasive, but there are ways to limit how it collects and uses your personal data.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on y...
The GUARD Act’s sponsors claim it will keep our children safe, but that’s not true. Instead, it will undermine both safety and autonomy by replacing parental guidance with government mandates and building mass surveillance infrastructure instead of privacy controls. Congress should reject the GUARD Act.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
A Surveillance Mandate Disguised As Child Safety: Why the GUARD Act Won't Keep Us Safe
A new bill sponsored by Sen. Hawley (R-MO), Sen. Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Britt (R-AL), Sen. Warner (D-VA), and Sen. Murphy (D-CT) would require AI ...
EFF obtained datasets representing more than 12 million searches logged by more than 3,900 agencies between 2024 and 2025. The data shows that agencies logged hundreds of searches related to the 50501, Hands Off, and No Kings protests, among other protests in between.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists
Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety's servers, we discovered that more than 50 federal, state, and local a...
So-called "smart" devices are pushed heavily for the holidays, but be mindful of what you're opting that gift recipient into.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays
With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, ...
Going forward, public utilities throughout California should understand that they cannot disclose customers’ electricity data to law enforcement without any “evidence to support a suspicion” that a particular crime occurred.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Victory! Court Ends Dragnet Electricity Surveillance Program in Sacramento
For more than a decade, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District coordinated with police to sift through the granular smart meter data of resident...
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