Records reveal the scale of Homeland Security's phone location data purchasesAn ACLU investigation found that officials bought over 336,000 data points.By J. Fingas, 07.18.2022
Clearview AI agrees to limit sales of facial recognition data in the USThe restrictions come as part of the company's landmark legal settlement with the ACLU. By A. Tarantola, 05.09.2022
Supreme Court asked to review case against border device searchesThe ACLU and EFF believe the searches are unconstitutional.By J. Fingas, 04.24.2021
Man sues police over a facial recognition-related wrongful arrestNijeer Parks says he spent 10 days in jail after he was falsely identified as a shoplifter.By K. Holt, 12.29.2020
Civil rights groups demand CBP stops facial recognition expansion at airportsThe ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation and others objected to a DHS proposal.By K. Holt, 12.21.2020
Clearview to rely on First Amendment to defend its face-tracking techThe CEO has been banging this drum since the lawsuits starting rolling in.By J. Conditt, 08.11.2020
Facial recognition linked to a second wrongful arrest by Detroit policeIt's the second-known such case in the US to date.By K. Holt, 07.10.2020
EARN IT Act amendments transfer the fight over Section 230 to the statesThe Senate Judiciary Committee passed the amended version today.By C. Fisher, 07.02.2020
Boston bans police and city use of facial recognition softwareIt's the second-largest city in the US to do so.By I. Bonifacic, 06.24.2020
False facial recognition match leads to a wrongful arrest in DetroitThe ACLU has filed a complaint in response.By J. Fingas, 06.24.2020
Microsoft reportedly tried to sell facial recognition tech to the DEAThe agency even piloted the technology.By J. Fingas, 06.17.2020
Riot Games will donate $1 million to support racial equalityIt's making initial donations to The Innocence Project and ACLU.By M. Moon, 06.06.2020
ACLU sues Clearview AI over alleged privacy violationsIt says the surveillance company violates Illinois law.By J. Fingas, 05.28.2020
Contact tracing apps are coming whether we like it or notStill better than a hot bleach injection.By V. Blue, 04.24.2020
ACLU outlines privacy concerns for contact tracing techContact tracing tech could pose ‘significant risks to privacy,’ the group warns.By K. Bell, 04.16.2020
Court finds algorithm bias studies don't violate US anti-hacking lawThis could help detect discrimination in the websites you visit.By J. Fingas, 03.29.2020
ACLU sues Homeland Security over airport facial recognition recordsThe ACLU wants to know how the tech has been used at airports and borders.By C. Fisher, 03.12.2020
Clearview AI leak names businesses using its facial recognition databaseThousands of organizations from around the globe gave the software a try.By A. Tarantola, 02.27.2020
ACLU rejects Clearview AI's facial recognition accuracy claimsIt accuses Clearview of faking endorsements to boost inaccurate tech.By J. Fingas, 02.10.2020
Homeland Security doesn’t want Americans' airport face scans after allUS citizens can opt-out of biometric scans when they enter or exit the country.By C. Fisher, 12.05.2019