GeekWire posted last month that Portland, Oregon quietly launched a controversial mobile location data project with partner Sidewalk Labs (a subsidiary of Alphabet–which is the parent company of Google). In this year-long pilot program, the city has authorized that people, who have smartphones, will be tracked without their consent or knowledge. Portland is using software […]
41 Blog Posts From the Facial Recognition Tag
Profound Privacy Risks without our Consent: NMA E-Newsletter #545
June 24, 2019 • 0 Comments • ACLU, CELL PHONE, Facial Recognition, license plate readers, Mass Transit, NMA, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology
Uber Court Decision, Algorithmic Bias, and the Union of Glass and Metal
• March 10, 2019 • 0 Comments • ATW, Bicycle, DRIVERLESS CARS, Facial Recognition, Ridesharing, SAFETY, Scooters, Technology
Uber Court Decision This past week, Yavapai County, Arizona Judge Sheila Sullivan Polk declared that Uber has no criminal liability for the death of Tempe pedestrian Elaine Herzberg in March 2018. Herzberg was the first known pedestrian fatality of a driverless car. Walking her bike across a dark street outside of a crosswalk, Herzberg was […]
NMA Principle Number 4: Freedom from Invasive Surveillance
• March 8, 2019 • 0 Comments • ALPR, Automated Traffic Enforcement, BLACK BOX, CELL PHONE, connected cars, Driver's License, Facial Recognition, GPS TRACKING, LICENSE PLATE, NTSB, Policing for Profit, PRIVACY, Real ID, Red-Light Cameras, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, Technology, TOLL, V2V, V2X, VMT
The Driving in America Blog was started a year ago to bring more information to those who are beginning their journey as motorists’ rights advocates. Over the next several months, I will be working with each of the seven NMA principles to give readers of this weekly blog some idea of what we all are working towards […]
Customer Loyalty Rewarded with 9,000 Highway Spy Cameras: NMA E-Newsletter #527
February 18, 2019 • 0 Comments • ALPR, Auto Industry, Digital Driver's License, Digital License Plate, Facial Recognition, Mass Transit, PRIVACY, RENTAL CAR, SAFETY, Technology, TOLLING
From guest writer Joe Cadillic, of the MassPrivatel blog The die has been cast, whether it’s digital driver’s licenses, digital license plates, license plate readers or facial recognition cameras. Everyone from private corporations to law enforcement follows the same script; offer Americans customer loyalty rewards programs in exchange for the loss of their privacy. Surveillance […]
Covert Facial Recognition Street Lights—Coming Soon to a Neighborhood near You?: NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #514
November 19, 2018 • 0 Comments • DRONES, Facial Recognition, PRIVACY, street furniture, Street Lights, Technology, Traffic Congestion
From guest writer Joe Cadillic of the MassPrivtel Blog A recent Reuter’s article revealed that ST Engineering has been awarded $5.5 million to install facial recognition street lights in Singapore. ST’s smart street lights come equipped with sensors, LED screens and covert cameras already installed. Incredibly, ST claims their spying street lights can bring “healthcare benefits to residents.” […]
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