New York Bills Would Limit ALPR Use and Data Retention, Help Block National License Plate Tracking
ALBANY, NY (Jan. 18, 2021) – Bills introduced in the New York House and Senate would place stringent restrictions on the use of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) by state law enforcement agencies. Passage into law would also place significant roadblocks in the...
Washington State Bill Would Put 5-Year Ban on Facial Recognition
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Jan. 15, 2021) – A bill introduced in the Washington state Senate would ban government use of facial recognition technology for five years. The proposed law would not only help protect privacy in Washington; it would also hinder one aspect of the...
U.S. Post Office Now Part of Growing Federal Biometric Surveillance Network
Are American’s ready for a national United States Postal Service (USPS) biometric criminal background check program? What initially started out as an employee criminal background screener program has morphed into a biometric criminal background check program for...