EFF has long warned about police use of facial recognition technology. Now we're seeing exactly what we feared: Axon is testing this tech in body-worn cameras.
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Axon Tests Face Recognition on Body-Worn Cameras
Axon Enterprise Inc. is working with a Canadian police department to test the addition of face recognition technology (FRT) to its body-worn camera...
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Axon is testing facial recognition technology in its body-worn cameras with a Canadian police department. This dangerous expansion of surveillance tech should alarm every community.
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Axon Tests Face Recognition on Body-Worn Cameras
Axon Enterprise Inc. is working with a Canadian police department to test the addition of face recognition technology (FRT) to its body-worn camera...
India's government reportedly is reviewing a telecom industry proposal to force smartphone firms to enable satellite location tracking that is always activated for better surveillance. EFF’s Cooper Quintin calls it “pretty horrifying.” https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/india-weighs-greater-phone-location-surveillance-apple-google-samsung-protest-2025-12-05/
“Deploying this unreliable, discriminatory, and dangerous surveillance technology at the border just to save a few pounds creates massive risks to the human rights, safety, and well-being of asylum seekers,” EFF’s Molly Buckley told Inkstick Media.
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American AI Arrives on Fortress Europe's Borders. At What Cost?
American tech companies are increasingly providing AI surveillance technology that is being used on European borders.
Chat Control has seen many different iterations over the years, and now that it’s coming up on final negotiations, what the proposal does and doesn’t protect can be confusing. Here’s what’s going on.
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After Years of Controversy, the EU’s Chat Control Nears Its Final Hurdle: What to Know
After a years-long battle, the European Commission’s “Chat Control” plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption-breaking mea...
It is an old story: When tech companies store too much user data, law enforcement will eventually seek it out. AI companies must commit to pushing back.
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AI Chatbot Companies Should Protect Your Conversations From Bulk Surveillance
AI companies have a responsibility to their users to make sure the warrant requirement is strictly followed, to resist unlawful bulk surveillance r...
As we approach the final negotiations of this regulation, we urge lawmakers in the EU to work on a final text that fully protects users’ right to private communication and avoids intrusive age verification mandates.
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After Years of Controversy, the EU’s Chat Control Nears Its Final Hurdle: What to Know
After a years-long battle, the European Commission’s “Chat Control” plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption-breaking mea...
CBP, DEA and local law enforcement agencies have created a massive surveillance dragnet targeting drivers on highways along the US-Mexico border. Here's how to spot automated license plate readers by the roadside.
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How to Identify Automated License Plate Readers at the U.S.-Mexico Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and scores of state and local law enforcement agencies have in...