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EPIC’s Jake Wiener to Testify Again on Privacy Protections for Traffic Camera Systems in Maryland
EPIC's Jake Wiener to testify in Maryland Senate on privacy protections for automated traffic enforcement programs.
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EPIC Testimony to Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Privacy Protections for Automated Traffic Enforcement Programs
Written testimony from EPIC Counsel Jake Wiener in support of MD HB 1001, a bill requiring privacy protections for automated traffic enforcement programs in Maryland.
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Data Protection
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Testimony
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Overview of EPIC’s Comments to DOJ and DHS on the use of facial recognition, other technologies using biometric information, and predictive algorithms.
EPIC submitted comments in response to DOJ and DHS’ Request for Written Submissions on Sec. 13e of Executive Order 14074 urging DOJ and DHS to center vulnerable communities as the agencies craft new guidance for law enforcement on certain advanced technologies. The proposed guidance will cover use of facial recognition, predictive policing technologies, social media surveillance tools, and DNA analysis. DOJ and DHS have a long and historied pattern of misuse and abuse of surveillance tools.
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Intelligence Surveillance
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Analysis
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EPIC, ACLU, EFF Urge NHTSA to Prioritize Privacy When Developing New Drunk Driving Prevention Systems
EPIC, EFF, and the ACLU urged NHTSA to select the most privacy protective technologies available for new rules requiring cars to prevent drunk and impaired driving.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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Location Tracking
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Privacy in Public
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CNN: Critics of ShotSpotter gunfire detection system say it’s ineffective, biased and costly
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AI in the Criminal Justice System
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Privacy in Public
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Surveillance Oversight
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News
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WIRED: Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors
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AI in the Criminal Justice System
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Government AI Use
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Privacy in Public
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Surveillance Oversight
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EPIC, Demand Progress, EFF Applaud Proposed FTC Order with Location Data Broker, Urge Stronger Protections for Location Data
EPIC, Demand Progress, and EFF submitted comments in response to the FTC’s proposed order and settlement with X-Mode Social, a location data broker that has previously sold data to government contractors. The groups applauded the FTC’s proposed order for highlighting the sensitive nature of location data and the discrete harm of selling to government contractors for national security purposes, but urged the Commission to apply stronger, more consistent protections for location data.
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Data Protection
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Location Tracking
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Privacy in Public
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Comments of EPIC, Demand Progress, and EFF in re the Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed Order & Settlement with X-Mode Social, Inc.
EPIC, Demand Progress, and EFF submitted this letter to applaud the FTC’s enforcement efforts in this matter and to provide recommendations to strengthen the proposed order (and others like it in future cases concerning location data).
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Data Protection
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Location Tracking
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Privacy in Public
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Comments
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EPIC Calls On DOJ and DHS to Create Robust Framework of Safeguards for Surveillance Tech
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Privacy in Public
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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The County: Houlton installs 50 surveillance cameras police will monitor
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Privacy in Public
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Surveillance Oversight
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