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Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | May 21, 2020

EFF to UN Expert on Racial Discrimination: Mass Border Surveillance Hurts Vulnerable Communities

EFF submitted a letter to the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to testify to the negative impacts of mass surveillance on vulnerable communities at the U.S. border. The Special Rapporteur called for submissions on “Race, Borders, and...
Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | May 21, 2020

EFF to UN Expert on Racial Discrimination: Mass Border Surveillance Hurts Vulnerable Communities

EFF submitted a letter to the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to testify to the negative impacts of mass surveillance on vulnerable communities at the U.S. border. The Special Rapporteur called for submissions on “Race, Borders, and...
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Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | April 29, 2020

Los peligros de las propuestas de vigilancia de COVID-19 para el futuro de la protesta.

Muchos de los nuevos poderes de vigilancia que ahora busca el gobierno para abordar la crisis de COVID-19 perjudicarían nuestros derechos de la Primera Enmienda en los años venideros. La gente se asustará y desanimará en cuanto a hablar, protestar en lugares públicos y asociarse con defensores de ideas afines...
Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | April 15, 2020

Telling Police Where People With COVID-19 Live Erodes Public Health

In some areas of the United States, local governments are sharing the names and addresses of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 with police and other first responders. This is intended to keep police, EMTs, and firefighters safe should they find themselves headed to a call at the residence...
Image of face outline put together with several lines. Very cyberpunk.
Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | March 19, 2020

Face Surveillance Is Not the Solution to the COVID-19 Crisis

In the current moment, governments may be tempted to funnel scarce public health resources into the use of face recognition to curtail the spread of COVID-19. Public health crises, especially a global pandemic, may require extraordinary measures in favor of the public good—but invasive face surveillance is not in...
Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia, Adam Schwartz | March 10, 2020

Protección de las Libertades Civiles Durante una Crisis de Salud Pública

En todo el mundo, las autoridades de salud pública están trabajando para contener la propagación de COVID-19 (Enfermedad del Coronavirus 2019). En la búsqueda de esta urgente y necesaria tarea, muchas agencias gubernamentales están recogiendo y analizando información personal sobre un gran número de personas identificables, incluyendo su salud...
Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | January 13, 2020

The German Constitutional Court Will Revisit the Question of Mass Surveillance, Will the U.S.?

On January 14 and 15, 2020, the German Federal Constitutional Court will be holding a hearing to reevaluate the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) Act, which gives the BND agency (similar to the National Security Agency in the United States) broad surveillance authority. The hearing comes after a coalition of media and activist...

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