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New York City Council members and privacy advocates launch legislative campaign to ban biometric facial recognition at public entertainment venues
Outside the iconic silhouette of Madison Square Garden on a brisk Friday, a coalition of privacy advocates, labor organizers, and musical artists gathered to demand an end to what they characterize as a pervasive surveillance apparatus. The rally, marked by the rhythmic chant of “ban the scan,” served as the public face of a burgeoning […]
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A Coalition of 70 Advocacy Groups Demands Meta Halt Plans for Facial Recognition in Smart Glasses
A sprawling coalition of over 70 advocacy organizations, ranging from civil liberties watchdogs to domestic violence prevention groups, has issued a formal ultimatum to Meta: abandon the development of a facial recognition feature for its Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses or face a sustained campaign of public and legal resistance. The feature, internally codenamed "Name […]
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