A state judge removed the “Compassion Seattle” measure from the November ballot on Friday, saying the proposal to change the way the city deals with its homeless population exceeds what… Read More
Amazon’s surprise reversal on selling facial recognition software to police this week helped the company earn some goodwill at a time when law enforcement technology is under a microscope. But… Read More
Amazon is rolling out new features that make it easier for customers to search for specific items in large databases of images and videos. The tech giant said Monday it… Read More
Amazon’s latest update to its Rekognition software is renewing an outcry from civil rights groups over facial recognition technology. Amazon said Tuesday that its algorithm can now detect fear from… Read More
After Shankar Narayan graduated from Yale with a law degree, he needed a job that would help pay off his sizable student loans and provide a green card. It was… Read More
Consumer and civil rights advocates are up in arms over the status of a data privacy bill in Washington state. The bill would give Washington residents more control over the… Read More
Washington is poised to become the second state in the nation to enact data privacy regulations, following the lead of California and the European Union. But the American Civil Liberties… Read More
Amazon defended the law enforcement use cases for its facial recognition technology Friday in an effort to throw water on fears raised by civil rights activists. Matt Wood, a leader… Read More
Amazon is taking more heat for selling its facial recognition software to local law enforcement agencies. The American Civil Liberties Union is holding a press conference at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters… Read More
Concerned about the use of facial recognition technology to detect and identify Americans walking down the street, the American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos… Read More
The nation’s leading civil rights group is urging local governments to treat internet like a public utility as concern over deregulation of private broadband providers grows. The American Civil Liberties… Read More
The modern world of cloud computing, where data can moves seamlessly across most borders, presents challenges for law enforcement agencies and tech companies working with laws designed for a different… Read More
Re-stocking the pantry has certainly been made easier with the advent of Amazon Dash buttons. But now one guy, with more on his mind than paper towels and mouthwash, has brought donations… Read More
When industry leaders launched a non-profit organization in September to create best practices for artificial intelligence, one company was notably missing. On Friday, the Partnership on AI announced that Apple had… Read More
Whether you see him as a patriot or a traitor, it’s a big week for Edward Snowden, who was forced to seek asylum in Russia after revealing the magnitude of the… Read More
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a motion today to join Microsoft’s lawsuit against the U.S. Justice Department. Microsoft filed the suit last month, claiming gag orders — which… Read More
The American Civil Liberties Union took out a full page ad in Friday’s Seattle Times, asking Amazon employees “who believe they were unlawfully penalized” for family leave issues to contact… Read More