Washington Bills Would Ban the Warrantless Use of Facial Recognition Technology
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Feb. 1, 2019) – Bills introduced in the Washington state legislature would ban the warrantless use of facial recognitionย technology in most situations. The proposed law would not only protect privacy in Washington state, but it would also hinder...
Police Use DHS Tech to Create DNA Databases of “Suspicious People”
Four years ago, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) created “Rapid DNA” whose sole mission was to create a biometric database of everyone. “Rapid DNA a newly commercialized technology developed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
Coalition Demands Amazon, Microsoft, and Google Stop Giving Facial Recognition Tech to Government Agencies
The Tenth Amendment Center has joined more than 85 other organizations demanding Microsoft, Google and Amazon stop providing facial recognition surveillance technology to government agencies. The TAC signed on to separate letters to all three companies. Microsoft...