EFF Quiz Asks: Which Government Agencies Have Access to Your Face
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is trying to make Americans more aware of the encroaching reach of facial recognition, inviting people to take a quiz…
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EFF Raises Ethical Concerns About NIST’s Tatt-C Tattoo Recognition Database
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is calling attention to potential ethical violations related to the NIST’s Tattoo Recognition Challenge. The NIST…
Open Letter Urges Executive Oversight Body to Suspend Use of Facial Recognition
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has signed a coalition letter asking the Privacy and Civil Liberties Board (PCLOB) to urge the government to put a…
EFF Highlights Significance of Facebook Class Action Lawsuit
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has weighed in on the recent Appellate Court ruling that cleared the way for a class action lawsuit against Facebook. The…
EFF Raises Alarm Over TSA’s Expanding Biometrics Efforts
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is raising red flags over the Transportation Security Administration’s plans to expand its use of biometrics at US airports.…
Illinois Supreme Court Weighs Whether to ‘Defang’ Biometrics Law
“Essentially, the court will decide whether the law should concern the unauthorized collection of biometric data alone, or whether alleged victims of…
Secretive DHS Program Aimed at Comprehensive Biometric Surveillance, says EFF
The Department of Homeland Security is working on a secretive project aimed at dramatically expanding its biometric surveillance powers – and the Electronic…