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Large Coalition Calls for Ban on Government Use of Facial Recognition in NYC
The Tenth Amendment Center has joined with 33 other organizations calling on New York City to ban government use of facial recognition. The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP) is spearheading the push to pass an ordinance in New York City to ban police...
Predictive Policing Banned in 4 Cities. More Soon?
Little more than a dystopian pre-crime government credit score, predictive policing started out as a military intelligence application and is being deployed in more and more cities. But a handful have said no – with 4 banning its use. Will more follow soon? Path...
Minneapolis Bans Government Use of Facial Recognition
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (March 3, 2021) – Last month, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed an ordinance banning government use of facial recognition in the city. The growing movement to prohibit the use of facial recognition at the state and local levels..."The ground of liberty is to be gained by inches, that we must be contented to secure what we can get from time to time, and eternally press forward for what is yet to get." -Thomas Jefferson@mmaharrey10th #resist #nullify #liberty #10thAmendment pic.twitter.com/zqk3Dp72J1
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Sometimes Big Things Start With Small Things
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798 formalized resistance to the unconstitutional Alien and Sedition Acts and laid out the principles of nullification. But there were important actions at the local level that preceded the resolutions and galvanized support...