Surveillance

GAO criticizes the privacy and accuracy of the FBI’s face recognition systems.

Tattoo recognition may be coming to a law enforcement agency near you.

FBI seeks to shield its massive biometric database from public scrutiny.

The proposed exemptions from the Privacy Act would make the FBI’s Next Generation Identification system even more opaque.

Good to Know — April 29, 2016

What we’re keeping an eye on this week.

The House of Representatives unanimously passed the Email Privacy Act, which would require law enforcement to obtain a…

Good to Know — March 3, 2016

What we’re keeping an eye on this week.

A federal judge in New York says that Apple can’t be forced to break a locked iPhone in drug case.

Good to Know — February 18, 2016

What we’re keeping an eye on this week.

How far must tech firms go to help law enforcement? Apple resists judge’s order to unlock an iPhone, setting up…

Good to Know — February 11, 2016

What we’re keeping an eye on this week.

Visiting the computer science department at Howard University, BusinessWeek finds professors, students and companies…

Good to Know — February 4, 2016

What we’re keeping an eye on this week.

A new FCC report has reaffirmed the need to accelerate broadband deployment.