Face Surveillance & Biometrics

Civil Rights Commission Releases Report on the Federal Government’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology

September 21, 2024

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released the report The Civil Rights Implications of the Federal Use of Facial Recognition this week. The report detailed some of the risks of the federal government’s unfettered use of facial recognition technology.

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

The Department of Transportation’s Underused Privacy Authority

September 9, 2024

Due to the rise of invasive airline data practices and facial recognition technology at airport gates, EPIC strongly encourages the DOT to use its unfair and deceptive enforcement authority to address harmful privacy practices.

• Consumer Privacy

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Surveillance Oversight

• Analysis

The Baltimore Sun: ACLU calls for safeguards in Maryland policy governing police use of facial recognition technology

August 27, 2024

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Surveillance Oversight

• News

Wristwatched: A New Frontier of Health Monitoring in Prisons

August 22, 2024

For over two decades, states have used electronic monitoring, or e-monitoring, to track and limit the movements of individuals on parole or pre-trial through wearable technology.

• Data Protection

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Health Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Analysis

WIRED: Stadiums Are Embracing Face Recognition. Privacy Advocates Say They Should Stick to Sports

August 21, 2024

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Privacy in Public

• Surveillance Oversight

• News

Bloomberg: Inside Worldcoin’s Orb Factory, Audacious and Absurd Defender of Humanity 

August 12, 2024

• Data Security

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Surveillance Oversight

• News

Aol.com: TSA will now take your photo before you fly. Why privacy advocates say you should opt out.

August 3, 2024

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Surveillance Oversight

• Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance

• News

FCC Reduces Rates for Prison Phone Calls, Prohibits Charging Families for Surveillance

July 18, 2024

The FCC drastically lowered the cost of phone calls to jails and prisons, following EPIC's comments.

• Communications Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

Comments of EPIC to PCLOB AI in Counterterrorism July 2024

July 3, 2024

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (“EPIC”) submits these comments in response to the 2024 Request for Public Comment on the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Counterterrorism released by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (“PCLOB”) on May 23, 2024.

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Government AI Use

• Government Databases

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Surveillance Oversight

• Comments

EPIC Urges PCLOB to Take Deep Dive on Intelligence Community’s Use of AI in Counterterrorism.

July 2, 2024

On July 1, EPIC submitted comments to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)’s request for written submission on the role of artificial intelligence in counterterrorism.

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Government AI Use

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates