mass surveillance
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Report: Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition Has Been Used by Over 1,800 Public Agencies
A new series of reports from BuzzFeed News shows the wide net cast by shadowy surveillance firm Clearview AI. Individuals at 1,803 public agencies — many of which are U.S. police departments — have used its facial recognition software at some point over recent years, according to data reviewed by the news outlet.
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Minneapolis Bans City Cops From Using Face Recognition Tech
On Friday, the Minneapolis City Council approved a new ordinance that prevents the U.S. city from buying or using face recognition technology without specific permission. Local police immediately began whining about it.
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Edward Snowden Leaks Intent to Become Russian
Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor and whistleblower who leaked a trove of classified National Security Agency secrets to journalists, never quite made it to Ecuador. His attempt to avoid extradition and prosecution by U.S. authorities hit a snag in Russia back in 2013 where he claimed political asylum and has been stranded ever since.
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Trump Hints He’s Open to Pardoning Edward Snowden
Donald Trump — who once demanded that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden be executed for leaking classified intel on dystopian surveillance of U.S. citizens — has mused that Snowden has “not been treated fairly,” spurring a call from GOP Rep. Thomas Massie to finally pardon him.