Face Recognition Isn’t Just Face Identification and Verification: It’s Also Photo Clustering, Race Analysis, Real-time Tracking, and More

By Bennett Cyphers, Adam Schwartz, and Nathan Sheard Governments and corporations are tracking how we go…

Community Control of Police Spy Tech

By Nathan Sheard and Adam Schwartz All too often, police and other government agencies unleash invasive…

Officials in Baltimore and St. Louis Put the Brakes on Persistent Surveillance Systems Spy Planes

By Nathan Sheard Baltimore, MD and St. Louis, MO, have a lot in common. Both cities…

Oakland Privacy and the People of Vallejo Prevail in the Fight For Surveillance Accountability

By Nathan Sheard Just as the 2020 holiday season was beginning in earnest, Solano Superior Court…

Banning Government Use of Face Recognition Technology: 2020 Year in Review

By Nathan Sheard If there was any question about the gravity of problems with police use…

Portland’s Fight Against Face Surveillance

By Nathan Sheard This Wednesday, the Portland City Council will hear from residents, businesses, and civil…

Victory! New York’s City Council Passes the POST Act

By Nathan Sheard After three years of organizing by a broad coalition of civil society organizations…