Digital Library

EPIC Urges FTC to Regulate Surveillance Tech Companies Using Police as Promoters

• Big Data

• Consumer Privacy

• Fourth Amendment

• Privacy in Public

• Privacy Laws

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC Comments on FTC Advanced Notice of Proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Use of Reviews and Endorsements

• Big Data

• Competition and Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Fourth Amendment

• Privacy in Public

• Privacy Laws

• Surveillance Oversight

• APA Comments

NOLA.com: JPSO used facial recognition technology to arrest a man. The tech was wrong.

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• News

EPIC, Coalition Urge President Biden to Ensure That Federal Policing Funds are Not Used for Abortion Surveillance

• Data Protection

• Health Privacy

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

Report: FBI Relied Heavily on Google Geofence Warrants in January 6 Investigations

• Fourth Amendment

• Privacy in Public

• Privacy Laws

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

The Rise of Chinese Surveillance Technology in Africa (Part 6 of 6)

There is no robust empirical evidence that the adoption of Chinese surveillance tools results in the reduction of crime. The continual procurement of these tools despite lack of evidence of efficacy raises a series of questions: why are local elites interested in procuring these tools? To what extent do these tools empower new forms of governmentality? What are the hidden costs of adopting digital surveillance tools for Kenya and other African states?

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• International Privacy

• International Privacy Laws

• Privacy in Public

• Privacy Laws

• Surveillance Oversight

• Analysis

The Rise of Chinese Surveillance Technology in Africa (part 5 of 6)

Digital initiatives have widened the range of personal data collected by African states. In 2011, the Nairobi government employed a French company, Imprimerie Nationale, to create a biometric data system for their national identity card program. This digitization initiative was justified as a way to bolster tax recovery, streamline administrative processes, and strengthen national security priorities.

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Government Databases

• International Privacy

• International Privacy Laws

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• Analysis

Analysis: The Rise of Chinese Surveillance Technology in Africa (Part 4 of 6)

The spread of smart cities is a key area facilitating the spread of Chinese surveillance technology globally. Simply put, the smart city is a computational model of urban planning that purports to optimize operational efficacy and promote economic activity by utilizing Information and Communication Technology (ICT).  In 2018, the Kenyatta administration in Kenya announced the launch of the National Broadband Strategy, which was designed to advance access to broadband, but also serve as a foundational policy framework to implement smart city technology.

• Anonymity

• Drones & Aerial Surveillance

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• International Privacy

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

The Rise of Chinese Surveillance Technology in Africa (part 4 of 6)

The spread of smart cities is a key area facilitating the spread of Chinese surveillance technology globally. Simply put, the smart city is a computational model of urban planning that purports to optimize operational efficacy and promote economic activity by utilizing Information and Communication Technology (ICT).  In 2018, the Kenyatta administration in Kenya announced the launch of the National Broadband Strategy, which was designed to advance access to broadband, but also serve as a foundational policy framework to implement smart city technology.

• Anonymity

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• International Privacy

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• Analysis

Chinese Surveillance Technology and Global Human Rights Webinar Recap

• Anonymity

• Consumer Privacy

• Democracy & Free Speech

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Government Databases

• Intelligence Surveillance

• International Privacy

• International Privacy Laws

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight