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T The Independent · · International

Push for facial recognition on public buses ignites fierce debate in Kansas City

A proposal to deploy facial recognition technology on public buses in Kansas City has sparked significant public controversy. The debate centers on whether the surveillance benefit justifies placing biometric tracking on a transit system used daily by ordinary residents.

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A Audacy · · International

A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy

A city is moving to deploy facial recognition technology on public buses, sparking public debate about whether the security benefits justify the civil liberties costs of scanning transit riders' faces. The proposal has drawn pushback from privacy advocates concerned about mass biometric surveillance in everyday public spaces.

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L Let's Data Science · · International

Kansas City deploys facial recognition on public buses

Kansas City has begun using facial recognition technology on its public bus system, extending biometric surveillance into everyday public transit. The deployment marks one of the more direct applications of this technology to municipal transportation infrastructure in the United States.

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K KUOW · · International

DHS document shares plan to give local police department's facial recognition tech

A Department of Homeland Security document outlines plans to extend facial recognition technology to local police departments. The move would significantly expand the reach of biometric surveillance tools beyond federal agencies into local law enforcement.

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Inside Privacy (Covington) · · International

Vermont Data Privacy Bill Signed into Law

Vermont's governor has signed the Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act, making Vermont the fourth state to pass a comprehensive privacy law in 2026. The law takes effect January 1, 2028, and is modeled closely on Connecticut's data privacy framework.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Onward, Friends

A longtime Electronic Frontier Foundation staff member is departing after 26 years, marking the end of a tenure that spanned the organization's growth from a small advocacy group into a major force in digital rights, encryption, and surveillance accountability.

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B Biometric Update · · International

Secret Service tests mobile FRT app as federal biometric policing expands

The U.S. Secret Service is piloting a mobile facial recognition technology application, part of a broader expansion of biometric identification tools across federal law enforcement agencies. The move signals growing institutional appetite for real-time, field-deployable biometric surveillance at the federal level.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

EFFecting Change: LGBTQ+ Solidarity Against the Tide of Surveillance

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is hosting a live panel focused on surveillance and censorship targeting LGBTQ+ communities, covering topics like safer online spaces, platform accountability, and the effect of government pressure on digital platforms. The event includes a Q&A and is aimed at activists, allies, and anyone following these issues.

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B Biometric Update · · International

Germany moves to allow police facial recognition searches of online images

Germany is advancing legislation that would permit police to use facial recognition technology to search publicly available online images. The move would expand biometric surveillance powers for law enforcement in one of Europe's historically privacy-conscious nations.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Victory! 702 has Expired!

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which authorizes warrantless collection of foreign communications and routinely captures Americans' messages, emails, and calls in the process, expired on June 12, 2026 after Congress failed to reach agreement on a longer reauthorization.

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S Statewatch · · International

England: Police use of facial recognition technology growing rapidly

Police forces in England are significantly expanding their use of facial recognition technology, according to reporting from Statewatch. The growth reflects a broader shift toward biometric surveillance in public law enforcement across the country.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Yes to California's Bill to Ban Surveillance Pricing

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has announced its support for California's S.B. 2564, a bill that would ban surveillance pricing — the practice of charging different customers different prices for the same product based on their personal data, such as browsing history or location.

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B BBC · · International

Police to deploy facial recognition cameras again in Peterborough

Police in Peterborough are set to deploy live facial recognition cameras again, continuing a pattern of rolling out the technology in UK public spaces. The move brings the surveillance system back to a city where it has been used before.

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Breach
EFF — Deeplinks · · International

The 702 Ultimatum: Warrant Requirement or Bust

Congress faces a hard deadline on Section 702 of FISA, the surveillance authority that allows warrantless collection of communications involving foreign targets but routinely sweeps in Americans. Repeated short-term extensions have not produced agreement, and privacy advocates are now demanding a warrant requirement as the price of any renewal.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

🔊 Mass Surveillance for… Loud Music? | EFFector 38.11

The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports that automated license plate reader networks, marketed as public safety tools, are increasingly being used by authorities for minor infractions such as noise complaints, effectively functioning as broad population-tracking systems rather than targeted investigative tools.

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Breach
EFF — Deeplinks · · International

VICTORY: Meta Strips Facial Recognition Code From Smart Glasses App After Public Outcry

After researchers and EFF's Threat Lab found hidden facial recognition code in Meta's smart glasses companion app — code capable of identifying strangers in public from a photo — Meta removed it following public backlash. The reversal came quietly, matching how the code was originally introduced.

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H Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP · · International

Connecticut Privacy Law Updates: Data Broker Rules, Geolocation Sale Ban, Surveillance Pricing Restrictions, and Genetic Data Regulations

Connecticut has updated its privacy law with several new provisions, including rules for data brokers, a ban on selling geolocation data, restrictions on using surveillance-based data for pricing, and new requirements around genetic data. The changes expand the state's existing consumer privacy framework across several high-sensitivity data categories.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Pulte Appointment Underscores Need to Reform Section 702 Spying

Congress faces a June 12 deadline to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows the NSA to collect and store communications involving Americans without a warrant. The deadline coincides with scrutiny over the Trump administration's appointment of an acting Director of National Intelligence seen as lacking relevant qualifications.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

EFF Testifies to Congress on Protecting Americans’ Rights from Government AI

The Electronic Frontier Foundation testified before a House Homeland Security subcommittee, urging Congress to pair any government adoption of AI with explicit safeguards for constitutional rights. EFF's senior policy analyst warned that using generative AI for mass government surveillance could amplify existing civil liberties violations at a scale previously impossible.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Move Fast, Surveil Things

Meta embedded facial recognition code in the software powering its always-on Ray-Ban smart glasses, capable of generating unique faceprints from a person's facial features. Following public scrutiny and critical reporting by WIRED, Meta removed the unactivated code in a subsequent app update.

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Enforcement
F FOX6 News Milwaukee · · International

Amazon sued over Ring facial recognition technology

Amazon is facing a lawsuit over the use of facial recognition technology in its Ring home security products. The legal action targets how the company allegedly deploys biometric identification through its consumer surveillance devices.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

We're Fighting Mass Surveillance Tech—and Winning

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is highlighting its ongoing legal and advocacy work against mass surveillance technologies, using its spring membership drive to draw attention to cases like that of Will Freeman, who built a tool called DeFlock.me to expose how automated license plate readers collect location data on virtually every vehicle that passes them.

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AI Governance
EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Welcome New EFF Executive Director Nicole Ozer

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has named Nicole Ozer as its new Executive Director. Ozer brings over two decades of experience in privacy, surveillance, AI policy, and digital civil liberties, most recently leading the Center for Constitutional Democracy at UC Law San Francisco and before that founding the ACLU of Northern California's Technology and Civil Liberties Program.

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Enforcement
404 Media · · International

We Sued ICE to Get Its Spyware Contract. The Agency Is Redacting Essentially Everything

A lawsuit seeking disclosure of ICE's spyware contract has yielded a heavily redacted response, with the agency blocking out nearly all substantive details about the agreement. The effort, which required litigation to produce even this limited result, leaves the public with little visibility into how ICE is procuring and using surveillance tools.

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